The artists were inspired by the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to E. Charpentier and J. Doudna for “the development of a method for genome editing”.
One way of explaining genome editing is to liken it to “search and replace” in a text document, since the key to genome editing technology is the ability to identify and replace a part of the DNA.
The chemical processes that enable the search and replace action on genomes are extremely sophisticated, and likening it to text editing is a good analogy to help us understand advanced chemistry. However, the simplest piece of software also hides complex processes. un|fold turns the 200k+ operations triggered by using “search and replace” into a large-scale sound and light sculpture that captures the richness of the simple software action.
Nobel Week Lights
Lighting up Stockholm during the darkest time of the year, Nobel Week Lights is an outdoor light art festival accessible for everyone.
re|thread
re|thread is a collective that focuses on bringing together software technology, design and arts. The team consists of Benoit Baudry, Maria Kling, Roni Kaufman and Erik Natanael Gustafsson. Together they have experience in software technology, artistry, software development and audiovisual composition.
For this installation, Deepika Tiwari and César Soto Valero, both PhD students at KTH, are also featured as experts in the deep observation of software systems.
Nobel Week Lights
Art lighting up Stockholm
Read about Nobel Week Lights, a free light art festival taking place in Stockholm during the darkest time of the year.