From Thursday 21 September to Sunday 24 September, the BLACKLIGHT X welding projection, created by Alberto Novello a.k.a. JesterN, will be on display on Scheveningen beach in the evening hours.
To celebrate Escher year, the Municipality of The Hague, SIVS, Buitengewoon Scheveningen and iqagency_ joined forces with Alberto Novello to pay tribute to Escher's work.
BLACKLIGHT X is a 20-minute laser art experience inspired by the work of M.C. Escher. Using multiple laser projectors, art is brought to life on large shipping containers, which pavilion holders normally use for storage. The movements of the lasers create intriguing structures that form cities, forests, alien architecture and abstract worlds, all inspired by M.C. Escher's work. BLACKLIGHT X is a live performance that slows down time, as an antidote to the hectic pace of modern life. Sound directs the laser beams, creating a synaesthetic experience for the audience. The laser art performance is free to visit.
Shows at 8.30pm, 9.30pm and 10.30pm.
RESIDENCY - Audio-driven Laser performance
ABOUT ALBERTO NOVELLO
Alberto Novello a.k.a. JesterN’s practice repurposes found or decontextualised analogue devices to investigate the connections between light and sound in the form of contemplative installations and performances.
His works have been presented at Centre Pompidou in Paris, Museo Reina Sofia Madrid, Amsterdam Dance Event, Venice Biennale , to mention a few.
He graduated in Nuclear Physics at the University of Trieste, completed the master Art Science Technologies with Jean Claude Risset, obtained a PhD degree at the Technische Universiteit Eindhoven with Armin Kohlrausch, and graduated in Electronic Music at the Institute of Sonology, Royal Conservatory of Den Haag. He worked for Texas Instruments, Philips Research, and Auro Technologies creating software for their audio applications.
He has assisted Alvin Lucier, David Behrman, Nicholas Collins and Trevor Wishart. He has improvised with Evan Parker, Butch Morris, Karl Berger. He was invited professor at Sussex University, MICA Baltimore, SAIC Chicago, Tallin University, Den Haag Conservatory, Turin Conservatory, IEM Graz, Champaign-Urbana University, CMMAS Mexico among others.