Syncrasy | OSCILLATIONS | Exhibition

Image Courtesy of Victoria Evans and Javier Aregger

Oscillations by Victoria Evans, a series of works that explore the infinite forces of our environment, is one of three exhibitions presented at Summerhall, for the 2021 Science Festival, by artists working across the fields of art, science and technology.

Inspired by science and the complex inter-relatedness of the physical world, the piece reflects Evans' interest in the way distant or invisible phenomena, such as the forces of gravity, can have a tangible effect on our day-to-day lives. The process of data sonification (the use of non-speech audio to perceptualise information) allows tide tables to be coded in such a way that they can interact with electronic music software. In doing so, the rhythmic, cyclical patterns of the tides can become audible, and their interplay with lunar and solar orbits throughout the course of a year can be experienced as music. Combining a hypnotic multi-channel audio work with video and haptic elements, Oscillations connects to an audience on an immediate, physical level creating a spatial, sonic landscape rich in sensory and poetic associations. This installation brings the work to Edinburgh for the first time and includes a brand new online interactive element, Tidesong, that extends the project beyond the gallery space to make connections with audiences across the UK.

Oscillations Credits:

Artist: Victoria Evans

Producer: Javier Aregger

Coding: Jamie Ferguson 

Presented by Summerhall and ASCUS Art and Science

Syncrasy is a contemporary art exhibition co-curated by Summerhall and ASCUS Art & Science. Read more about Syncrasy here.