Borealis 2011

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Christian Blom: Al-Khwārizmī’s Mekaniske Orkester

Time – Tuesday 17:00
Venue – Lydgalleriet

Christian Blom’s installation takes its name from Persian mathematician al-Khwārizmī. This name has been used as the word-algorithm –the formula or numerical basis– from which the mechanical actions of Blom’s orchestra of bells, strings and horns originate. Using signals sent from a computer using this algorithm, small motors manipulate the mechanized orchestra in real-time, the composer acting as facilitator of a process in perpetual mutation.

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