2026 Column of thin filaments (diameter 150 cm, length 2 m), DSCOVR satellite (Lagrange point L1), artificial intelligence system, earpiece Performer: one performer (hidden inside the column) First presented: to be defined
A column of thin filaments, 150 cm in diameter and 2 metres long, occupies the centre of the space. The filaments are extremely light, sensitive to every movement of air. A performer is inside the column, not visible to the audience. Every minute the DSCOVR satellite, positioned at the Lagrange point L1 between the Earth and the Sun, transmits three values: velocity, density and temperature of the solar plasma. An artificial intelligence system translates the values into a movement instruction. The instruction reaches the performer via an earpiece. The performer blows, shifts, alters her posture. The movement of air caused by the body moves the filaments outwards from the column. The audience sees the filaments move without seeing who moves them. The cause of the movement remains hidden. The distance between the source of the data and the gesture is 1.5 million kilometres. The connection between the solar wind and the performer’s breath is continuous and cannot be interrupted.
Acentric regime. The string extends from the Sun to the breath. The solar-plasma data pass through the DSCOVR satellite, the AI system, the earpiece, the performer’s body, the air, the filaments. Neither end knows of the other.
Photo: Cristina Crippa Produced by artQ13.