Jupiter I & II
2022 & 2024, video installation, 4'33''
‘Jupiter’ combines footage of nighttime lightning over the mountains of Corniglio, Italy with a soundscape featuring a variety of drumming sounds. These drums refer to something that is about to happen, they evoke a sense of anticipation, suggesting that something is about to happen, though it remains unclear what or when. The work creates a dialogue between the lightning and drums, rhythm and randomness, patterns and unpredictability. There is no climax, no thunder and no recurrent rhythmical pattern guiding the viewer.
‘Jupiter’ plays with the tension of expectations, reflecting our times of instability and uncertainty. The title references the Roman god of lighting and thunder, invoking a myhtic, larger-than-life element that symbolizes a loss of control and submission to the unknown.
