Dual is a interpretation about the infinite set of rational numbers between zero and one.
Two objects create a physical in-between, embodying this infinity.
Concept
The set of natural numbers is infinite. The set of rational numbers, for example between zero and one, is also infinite. According to Georg Cantor, these two sets have the same cardinality, meaning they contain the same infinite amount of elements.¹
Visuality
Two cylinders levitate at equal height in space. In static arrangement, both objects visually relate to each other and refer to what lies in between them.
Music
Electronic sounds by artist Jacob Korn (Uncanny Valley, Dresden) surround the work. Minimalist compositions and the sculpture’s simplicity mirror each other, thus creating a spherical, unreal environment.
Exhibition view: Hybrid Box by Pylon Lab, Dresden Hellerau © Thomas Schmelzer
Exhibition view: Silent × Dual, Städtische Galerie Dresden © Niklas Thran
Acrylic on wood, sound
80 × 6 × 6 cm each
80 × 6 × 6 cm each
Created at Dresden University of Fine Arts
Supervision: Carsten Nicolai
Photos: Niklas Thran
Exhibited at:
Silent × Dual with Valeriya Krasnova
Projektraum Neue Galerie, Städtische Galerie Dresden
09.02.–14.04.2024
Exhibited at:
HYBRID Box – Modular Gallery for Digital Arts
Dresden Hellerau
06.07.–04.09.2023
Special Thanks to:
David Krebs, Jana Lütkewitte, Georgianna Manafa, Manuel Minniti, Luisa Roth, Thomas Schmelzer / Pylon, Ralf T., Niklas Thran
[1] cf. Deiser, Oliver (2021): Einführung in die Mengenlehre: Die Mengenlehre Georg Cantors und ihre Axiomatisierung durch Ernst Zermelo, 4. Auflage (2021), S. 137. Online unter: aleph1.info [aufgerufen am 13.10.2023]
Supervision: Carsten Nicolai
Photos: Niklas Thran
Exhibited at:
Silent × Dual with Valeriya Krasnova
Projektraum Neue Galerie, Städtische Galerie Dresden
09.02.–14.04.2024
Exhibited at:
HYBRID Box – Modular Gallery for Digital Arts
Dresden Hellerau
06.07.–04.09.2023
Special Thanks to:
David Krebs, Jana Lütkewitte, Georgianna Manafa, Manuel Minniti, Luisa Roth, Thomas Schmelzer / Pylon, Ralf T., Niklas Thran
[1] cf. Deiser, Oliver (2021): Einführung in die Mengenlehre: Die Mengenlehre Georg Cantors und ihre Axiomatisierung durch Ernst Zermelo, 4. Auflage (2021), S. 137. Online unter: aleph1.info [aufgerufen am 13.10.2023]