Happenings — The Berggruen Institute
Fluid Planes, 2022, a site-specific installation that generates sound waves from light, as shown at the Berggruen Institute.
Fluid Planes, 2022. Installation view at the Berggruen Institute, Los Angeles, CA.
Artist Johannes Girardoni, neuroscientist Adam Gazzaley, and Berggruen Institute’s
Future Humans Program Director Claire Webb converse about art, technology, and consciousness.
Fluid Planes, an experimental Chromasonic installation created by Johannes Girardoni and the studio team, has a basic form of sentience. It senses its own process of converting light into sound and allows participants to hear the sound of light, augmenting perception through technology. The Berggruen Institute and Chromasonic presented their second collaborative Salon in November 2022 at the iconic Bradbury Building. The installation catalyzed a thought-provoking discussion between Girardoni, leading neuroscientist Adam Gazzaley, and Claire Isabel Webb, Associate Director of the Future Humans Theme. Together, they explored how the intersection of art and science expands our understanding of mind and cognition, shaping new philosophical perspectives on “the human” and our collective future.
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