DREAMING THE SOUND OF DARKNESS 2021
4 Full HD-Video
Sound, Coulor, Loop
4 TV-Screen
ZEIT_fragmente
Kunstraum Hochdorf
22.08. - 19.09.2021
Dreaming the Sound of Darkness is a video installation that addresses the ecological and psychological effects of light pollution. Four synchronized video screens juxtapose footage of natural nightscapes with scenes saturated by artificial illumination, accompanied by the mechanical drone of a nuclear power plant and alarm sirens.
Through these contrasts, Jacomella Bonola reveals how the human conquest of light has disrupted the natural cycles of growth, orientation, and rest. The work transforms light, a symbol traditionally associated with knowledge, into a source of blindness and noise. In its immersive environment, Dreaming the Sound of Darkness invites viewers to reimagine darkness as a vital space for balance and regeneration.
Credits: © Patricia Jacomella | Stills