carsten nicolai (D) has been actively working on 'sound' as wave-shaped data, sound installation through crystallized structures produced by natural ecosystems, objects, paintings, live performance and cd's.

marko peljhan (SLO) is an artist pioneering in the field of research into telecommunication environments, such as interception/dispatching of electric and signal waves and their mapping and reflection. *polar* marks the first time that carsten nicolai and marko peljhan have worked collaboratively on a full-scale media art project.