Crystal Xue-LookingOutwards-04

Carsten Nicolai is an artist and musician based in Berlin who is famous for presenting the scientific quality of sound in unique artistic ways. In the contemporary ages, art is not merely 2 dimensional. It can be interpreted and perceived in all different senses. And Carsten is dedicating his life working on visualizing sound in the most minimalistic installations.

This is one of his recent work -Reflektor Distortion, as the video and the photos shown progressively further away, the installation is conceived as a rotating basin filled with water. The contrast of the black and white used here is perfect for showing the distortion nuance of the sound changing in its frequency.

As we gradually stepping outwards, the installation is fairly simple, straightforward and effect-maximized. I really appreciate the aesthetics and simplest medium that Carsten chose here – “water”, as opposed to complex technology devices.