Expansion of the Universe

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World premiere of Expansion of the Universe in the Church of St. Andrä in Graz (2014)

Expansion of the Universe is a sound installation by the Austrian composer Rudolf Wakolbinger . The work is an attempt to acoustically depict the evolution of the universe .

Among other things, so-called microwave recordings of the universe, which were created by the US space agency NASA , served as a template . The information contained therein, such as the formation processes of galaxies or the distribution of matter in the universe, was adapted to the course of the expansion speed true to time and transferred into a separate musical language in three years of work. The piece lasts 13.8 minutes, corresponding to the 13.8 billion years from the Big Bang to the present. The score for the work comprises 1,036 parts and 1.5 million musical notes. In full size, a musical notation of the work would have an area of ​​200 square meters. The piece of music is performed through a sound installation made up of 216 loudspeakers. The project is implemented by Liquidcenter - Association for the Promotion of New Music and Contemporary Art . The work received great media coverage and was significantly supported by Bishop Hermann Glettler and the Austrian physicist and science buster Heinz Oberhummer .

Exhibitions

After the world premiere in the Church of St. Andrä in Graz (2014), the installation was exhibited internationally.

Individual evidence

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  8. ^ Expansion of the Universe Cube. June 10, 2015, accessed on May 27, 2020 (German).
  9. ^ Ars Electronica: Expansion if the Universe / Rudolf Wakolbinger (AT). June 20, 2016, accessed May 27, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Austria: “Expansion of the Universe” in Medialab-Prado. Retrieved May 27, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Palermo: i suoni dell'universo ai cantieri culturali. In: Meteo Web. April 26, 2017, accessed May 28, 2020 (it-IT).
  12. ^ Natural History Museum Vienna - exhibition detail. Retrieved May 27, 2020 .
  13. ^ Expansion of the Universe. In: Forum Austriaco di Cultura Roma. Retrieved on May 27, 2020 (German).