PVC worms, linked together with hairy cords, squirm subtly. The movement intensifies when one comes closer. Awkward feelings arise when you see this work by Bart Hess. It is an intense physical experience that comes with a little discomfort, but at the same time fascinates immensely.
This three-part installation from artist Bart Hess, in collaboration with Maria Dada from the Digital Anthropology Lab at the London College of Fashion, provokes and humanizes our idea of programmable materials. Bart Hess applies his exploratory approach to materials, creating interactive silicon (with nitinol), animating robotic worms and giving personality and character to magnets, blurring the boundaries between the physical and the emotional.
The installation space is filled with dark, spectral soundscapes created in collaboration with Treale aka Marco Coluccia, imagined to draw the audience deeper into Life Instinct.
Credits:
Created by Bart Hess
www.barthess.nl
In collaboration with Maria Dada
www.digital-anthropology-lab.com
www.mariadada.com
Sound design: Treale
www.marcocoluccia.com
Additional support: Wojtek Tusz
www.studio-wt.com
