Friday, July 3rd 2015Auditorium Santa Caterina

Friday, July 3rd: 3 pm - 8 pm // Saturday, July 4th: 3 pm - 8 pm // Sunday, July 5th: 3 pm - 6 pm

Yann Novak is a sound and visual artist living and working in Los Angeles. Through the use of sound, light and space, he explores how these intangible materials can act as catalysts to focus our awareness on the present moment and alter our perception of time. Novak’s work, whether conceptual or rooted in phenomenon, are informed by his investigations of presence, stillness and mindfulness.  His works can be experienced as architectural interventions, sound diffusions, audiovisual installations and performances, durational performances, concerts and recorded sound-works.

Novak has presented his installation work through solo exhibitions at 323 Projects, Armory Center for the Arts, Jack Straw New Media Gallery, Las Cienegas Projects, Lawrimore Project, Soundfjord and in two person exhibitions at The Broad, The Henry Art Gallery, Pøst and Soil Art Gallery.  His performance works have been experienced internationally at sound art/electronic music festivals including the AxS Festival, Decibel Festival, Forward Festival, Mutek Festival, Resonant Forms Festival, Soundwalk and at art venues and museums including the Human Resources, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Machine Project, Oboro, The Stone, Torrance Art Museum and others.

In mathematics and physics, a scalar field associates a scalar value to every point in a space. The scalar may either be a mathematical number or a physical quantity. In this series of works the scalar is represented by the viewer within space and time.

Scalar Field (f89406, f2784b, f64747, f62459) is composed of two elements, an immersive video projection and an accompanying sound piece, each representing a different form of oscillation pattern both visual and sonic.

http://www.yannnovak.com/