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Zimoun & 198 DC-Motors

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Having previously been featured on Minimalissimo, thrilling us with his exceptional sound installations, Swiss artist Zimoun has returned with three new terrific pieces. It is one in particular that I would like to share with you however - 198 prepared DC-motors, wire isolated, cardboard boxes.

Curated by CAN Neuchatel, this installation not only offers a beautiful minimalist aesthetic, but it also embodies some of the purest elements of contemporary culture - constant speed, constant noise and constant motion.

In an obsessive display of simple and functional materials, these works articulate a tension between the orderly patterns of Modernism and the chaotic forces of life. Carrying an emotional depth, the acoustic hum of natural phenomena in Zimoun's minimalist constructions, effortlessly reverberates.

→ Watch the 198 DC-motors video

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