Audiovisual Environment. Darkness, LED Wall Display, Surround Sound.
Photo: © Timo OhlerSOL is a minimalistic environment rooted in complete darkness. The installation induces a shift in perceptual awareness, and a feeling of dislocation and time slowing down.
The all-encompassing darkness of SOL is lifted, at intervals and for fractions of a second only, by animated bursts of abstract forms appearing seemingly out of nowhere. As the space falls back into darkness, visitors experience abundant retinal afterimages, which gradually drift away and diminish until the next eruption of light is triggered.
The ambient surround soundscape of SOL mixes abstract drone sounds with swarming field recordings, diffused in fluctuating infra-bass.
Due to the phenomenological nature of the work, video documentation is not available. Available photos, see below, show 1⁄3 sec moments of light, before any retinal after images.
SOL is part of a series of phenomenological environments, together with FLUX (2025), EKO (2019–22), SUB (2019), ZEE (2008), and FEED (2005).
Credits:
+SOL production credits
Reviews:
+The Splendid Phenomenology of Hentschlägerian Voids
G. Roger Denson
Photo / Stills:
See captions
The all-encompassing darkness of SOL is lifted, at intervals and for fractions of a second only, by animated bursts of abstract forms appearing seemingly out of nowhere. As the space falls back into darkness, visitors experience abundant retinal afterimages, which gradually drift away and diminish until the next eruption of light is triggered.
The ambient surround soundscape of SOL mixes abstract drone sounds with swarming field recordings, diffused in fluctuating infra-bass.
Due to the phenomenological nature of the work, video documentation is not available. Available photos, see below, show 1⁄3 sec moments of light, before any retinal after images.
SOL is part of a series of phenomenological environments, together with FLUX (2025), EKO (2019–22), SUB (2019), ZEE (2008), and FEED (2005).
Credits:
+SOL production credits
Reviews:
+The Splendid Phenomenology of Hentschlägerian Voids
G. Roger Denson
Photo / Stills:
See captions
© Timo Ohler
© Timo Ohler
© Kurt Hentschläger
© Kurt Hentschläger
© Timo Ohler
© Timo Ohler
© Kurt Hentschläger