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Nils Ekman, «Hard Birth»‎

December 13, 2019 @18:00 - December 15, 2019 @18:00 CET Event, Opening

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Opening: Friday, 13.12.2019, 18:00–20:00
Opening hours: Saturday–Sunday 12:00–16:00

Studio17 warmly welcomes you to Nils Ekman’s solo exhibition «Hard Birth». With this exhibition, Nils presents two sculptural pieces.

‘Carromancy’ (from Greek carro, ‘waxen’, and manteia, ‘divination’) is a water casting technique found as a tradition in various folk cultures in which wax is melted and then poured into cold water. As the hot wax meets the cold water, turbulence emerge which often give rise to dramatic shapes as the wax solidifies. The outcome is then used to forecast the future.

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is a tool in contemporary engineering used to perform detailed predictions of fluid flows providing useful data for design optimization. Because of its high complexity, the progress of turbulence rapidly gets beyond what is computationally possible to simulate. Therefore, a smaller simulation model is often used to extrapolate the effects on a larger scale.

The exhibition «Hard Birth» at Studio17 consists of a large object, the form of which has been generated through a computational fluid simulation of a turbulent flow. Based on a series of pre-set variables, similar to the conditions of carromancy, the simulation has started and then been paused at a randomly selected point. The resulting shape has then been given physical form by the use of 3D printing and industrial clay – a wax based material used in automotive prototyping. In what could be described as a scientific equivalent to carromacy, the work blurs the border between computational prediction and prophecy, creating a link between advanced engineering prototyping and occult divination. As computer simulation occupies an intermediate position between that of formal theory and laboratory experiment, the object is both the prediction and the outcome of an event. Embodying a motion that might unfold in the future, the object becomes a prophecy of its own creation.

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Åpning: Fredag, 13.12.2019, 18:00–20:00
Åpningstider: Lørdag–søndag 12:00–16:00

Studio17 ønsker hjertelig velkommen til Nils Ekmans separatutstilling «Hard Birth». I utstillingen presenterer Nils to skulpturelle verker.

‘Carromancy’ (fra gresk carro, ‘voks’ og manteia, ‘spådom’) er en tradisjonell vannstøpingsteknikk som finnes i forskjellige kulturer, hvor voks smeltes og helles i kaldt vann. Når den varme voksen stivner i det kalde vannet, oppstår det turbulens som danner dramatiske former av voksen. Resultatet blir brukt til å forutsi fremtiden.

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) er en metode i moderne ingeniørvitenskap som brukes til å utføre detaljerte prediksjonsmodeller av væskestrømmer. Disse modellene benyttes for å optimalisere produkters design.

Turbulens er av natur komplekst og dermed vanskelig å forutsi. Dette betyr at kalkulasjonen av turbulensen fremgang kan gå utover det som er mulig å simulere. I disse tilfellene brukes det en mindre simuleringsmodell for å extrapolere effektene i større skala.

Utstillingen «Hard Birth» ved Studio17 består av et stort objekt, hvis form er blitt generert gjennom simuleringer av en turbulent væske. Simuleringen ble startet og deretter satt på pause på et tilfeldig valgt punkt, basert på en serie med forhåndsinnstilte variabler. Denne prosessen ligner fremgangen ved det nevnte ritualet ‘carromancy’. Objektets form har oppstått ved bruk av 3D-printing og industriell leire – et voksbasert materiale brukt ved prototyping av biler. I det som kan beskrives som en vitenskapelig ekvivalent med ‘carromancy’, åpner verket døren mellom beregningsforutsigelse og profetier, og skaper en kobling mellom avansert ingeniørprototyping og okkult spådom. Ettersom datasimuleringen inntar en stilling mellom formell teori og laboratorieeksperiment, symboliserer objektet både prediksjonen og resultatet av hendelsen i seg selv. Iboende i objektet er ideen om en bevegelse som kan utfolde seg i fremtiden. Med dette blir objektet også en profeti om sin egen skapelse.

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December 13, 2019 @18:00
End:
December 15, 2019 @18:00
Event Categories:
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Studio 17
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Stavanger, 4013
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