LongStringInstallation

The kinetic installations of Dutch artist Pelle Schilling explore the poetry of physical phenomena. His immersive works summon delicate dialogues between mechanical systems, sound, and spatial dynamics, welcoming the audience to experience moments of pure sensory perception. At the heart of Schilling’s artistic practice lies a deep respect for the viewer’s autonomy: Instead of providing fixed interpretations, he creates environments in which viewers and artwork can enter into an intimate dialogue. With his installations functioning as instruments, he is able to compose using forces of nature as well as mechanical movements – while also shaping spaces allowing viewers to move freely and discover individual meanings through their own experiences, discoveries, and sensory encounters. In the LongStringInstallation, technology and forces of nature meet in acoustic chambers: a feedback loop of electromagnets and sensors generating bass tones through their connection to the installation’s strings, and the wind that continuously changes their tension. In his creation, Schilling takes up Ellen Fullman’s profound reflections on string instruments, translating her discoveries into a site-specific installation in which wind, trees, and steel strings become a resounding ensemble.