Dan Ghenacia shows new multisensory artwork, ALPHA WAVE EXPERIENCE, at London gallery
On show now until December 17th, ALPHA WAVE EXPERIENCE is an audiovisual work inspired by Brion Gysin’s Dreamachine, a stroboscopic flicker device first built in the 1950s using a light bulb, a turntable and a cylinder with pieces cut out of its sides. The machine is said to enter users into an alphawave, also known as a hypnagogic state.
“In 2014, I was looking for ideas for some visuals for Apollonia shows and during my research I discovered the Dreamachine,” Ghenacia says. “I was amazed, and totally fell in love with the idea. I built my own one at home to experiment with, but we didn’t have the time to go further with the ideas for our shows.”
He continues: “Suddenly, in March, Covid changed our lives. We felt totally lost, without the possibility of meeting, of dancing, of having fun together, and the Dreamachine came back straight into my mind. We needed something to escape. That’s what ALPHA WAVE EXPERIENCE is about: stepping back, closing your eyes and seeing inside yourself. Sober.”
Ghenacia worked with engineer Anine Kirsten on the project, which also comes with an ambient techno soundtrack produced by Ghenacia and Tolga Fidan. The experience lasts around ten minutes.
ALPHA WAVE EXPERIENCE is showing as part of the Dreamsongs: From Medicine To Demons To Artificial Intelligence exhibition, curated by Bjorn Stern. Established in 1760, Colnaghi is one of the oldest commercial art galleries in the world.
For more information, including how to book the ALPHA WAVE EXPERIENCE, head to the Colnaghi website.
Photo credit: Adrien Caoudal
