Pressure

During the AIL (Angewandte Innovation Lab) residency, Suchart Wannaset will continue developing his art project Pressure (funded by MA07 Council for arts and culture from the city of Vienna), which sits at the intersection of art and science. Combining kinetic sculptures, video, and sound works, Pressure artistically explores and contributes to the little-known research on the effects of noise on insects – highlighting the harmful effects of noise and light pollution, along with habitat loss caused by suburban expansion in Vienna.

In the video, the artist searches for the pure insect sounds of his childhood, only to find that much has changed. His kinetic sculptures—anthropomorphic insects—add a heavy, imposing presence, symbolizing the exhaustion imposed on these creatures and their environment by human activity. A sound database, compiled during his field recordings, documents the seemingly endless search for undisturbed natural sounds.

Throughout the residency, Wannaset will further refine his large-scale insect sculptures and expand the research on his database of insect sound recordings. Additionally, he will make the database interactive, allowing studio visitors to create soundscapes using their smartphones.

Suchart Wannaset invites visitors to scan the QR code and click through the soundfiles on their phone while walking through the exhibition.