Dear friends, colleagues and art enthousiasts,
I am delighted to invite you to the opening on Thursday, 24 April 2025 of Humming the Ubique.
Humming the Ubique is a new installation and part of the Hear Here exhibition.
đź•‘ Opening Day Schedule
- Exhibition open: 14:00–19:00
- Official opening: 19:00 at STUKcafé​
Enjoy food, drinks, speeches, and a special turntable performance by Maria Chávez.
🌍 Installation location
- BAC ART LAB, Vital Decosterstraat 102, Leuven
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Humming the Ubique
A mosaic of luminescent foils with artificial voices responds to the imperceptible radiation of the city.
The universe is permeated with radiation that cannot be perceived by our human senses. What is visible and audible to humans is only a very limited part of the electromagnetic and sound spectrum. Think of infrasound, ultraviolet light, or cosmic radiation. In this new work, I create a mosaic of wafer-thin foils that transform such radiation into luminous fields of color and voices. The vocal sounds are generated by artificial intelligence, while the color of the foils intensifies with voltage. The input to the work comes from sensors placed along the Hear Here Walk, directly translating the city’s present but imperceptible radiations into this audiovisual artwork.
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A special thank you to the following people and partners, without them the realisation would not have been possible: David Jeuniaux (IOxOI), Dieter Reenaers, Maryia Komarova, Lluc Bono Rossello, Johan Vandermaelen, Antoine Caillon, Phillippe Esling, La Zone, r25b4, STUK, KU Leuven (W&T, BAC ART LAB), Flemish Community, iMAL, IMO-IMOMEC, FARI, De Hoge Rielen, Techdesign
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Practicalities:
The exhibition Hear Here is from 24 april to 9 juni 2025
Opening hours
→ Wednesday → Sunday / 14:00 → 19:00
→ Closed on Monday & Tuesday
→ M Leuven: Closed after 18:00 and on Wednesday
→ Exceptionally opeÂned on Thursday 1 May (Labour Day), Thursday 29 May (Ascension Day) & Monday 9 June (Pentacost Monday)
More info here and here.
I’d love to see you there.
Aernoudt
See you next week!