Carpe Diem

2011

Description: An image of vanitas, a ripe yellow fruit (a quince), showing the first signs of deterioration, decomposition and mold, is at the base of the work »Carpe Diem« (2011). The soft, fragile surface of the object embeds and encloses particles of organic noise and vibration: activated by the viewer as he maneuvers the mouse cursor across the resonant object. The soundscape and acoustic composition of the work is generated - always different and live - at the pace chosen by the individual viewer: as the mouse rolls over, hesitates and hovers above, or clicks at the responsive surface of the visual projection. The interactive work of net art is closely related to »Emission« (2009-2020), a series of digital photographs of a quince with first signs of mold and minimal graphic inscriptions.