2026 16 memory-foam cushions (50x50 cm, 12 cm high) stacked into a tower (2 m), Kp index (scale 0-9, geomagnetic turbulence), earpiece Performer: to be defined First presented: to be defined
Sixteen memory-foam cushions, each 50x50 cm and 12 cm high, are stacked to form a 2-metre tower in precarious balance. A performer moves nearby and receives a numerical value via an earpiece, updated every minute. The number corresponds to the Kp index, a scale from 0 to 9 that measures the turbulence of the Earth’s geomagnetic field. The datum comes from the network of observatories distributed across the Earth’s surface. Each value corresponds to an alteration of the performer’s motor grammar: the body hesitates, loses balance, breaks off. The proximity between the body and the tower makes collapse inevitable. The memory foam absorbs the impact and slowly deforms. The tower is rebuilt and falls again. The cycle repeats for the whole duration of the performance. Through the chain of transmission, the geomagnetic datum determines the moment and the manner in which the tower falls.
Acentric and entropic regime. The string is the Kp index: a number that arrives every minute and alters the behaviour of the body. The body alters the tower. The tower collapses, is rebuilt, collapses again. Entropy is structural: the foam absorbs, deforms, does not return to its original shape.
Photo: Cristina Crippa Produced by artQ13.