The Present Moment, 2014

Single-channel HD video and nineteen-channel sound installation, color

Duration 21:30 min

With this work, Sala takes his exploration of the interaction between sound and space one step further. Through the greatest possible forgoing of materiality, the artist explores a fundamental question, i.e. the notion of the present moment in an art form that is fleeting and ephemeral. Following the choreography of the installation, the visitor is invited to experience the piece from different standpoints. What does it mean to think of the “now” in music? Can sound enable an experience of the present?

Photo © Maris Hutchinson / EPW Studio