Audire Fluctus (Signal Calling)

12 City center
Object installation
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About project

The transmedia sculpture Audire Fluctus is a work of art that straddles the line between a light object and an interactive work in the form of a data totem. It monitors the technological activity of its surroundings and visualizes the electromagnetic radiation generated by the electrical grid, communication devices and electrically powered equipment. Audire Fluctus visualizes this activity using a medium called Spectraflux, which, thanks to its anisotropic structure, can change the refractive index of light, thus creating a unique color and dynamic texture.

Kryštof Brůha developed Spektraflux with the aim of creating a physical medium that enables visual work that transcends the limits of digital media. The installation is located in the space of the National Theatre Piazzetta, a place with a high concentration of electromagnetic devices. It reflects the normally imperceptible action of the force fields in whose networks we move and live, he invisible energy of the city. The installation was realised as part of the open call Signal Calling in collaboration with PrusaLab by Prusa Research, Josef Průša’s prototype workshop.

Artist

Kryštof Brůha is an intermedia artist living and working in Prague, whose work explores specific environments - from the natural to the technological and virtual. He focuses on their influences and their overall transformation over time. He allows us to look at phenomena hidden from our perception, for example through macro and micro mapping of the environment, and through such scanning of space and time through artistic artefacts he offers the viewer a new view of reality. His media include installations, kinetic sculptures, generative videos and experimental films. In the development process, he uses scientific methods, specially designed algorithms, generative design and machine learning. In implementation, Brůha creates custom tools using Rapid Prototyping and CNC technology that are computer controlled. All these technological processes are then reflected in the aesthetics of his works.

Since his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, during which he completed internships at the Academy of Fine Arts and the Indonesian Institute of Art, he has exhibited in national and international galleries. His experimental films "Prologue to Signum Supra" and "Resonare De INTER Solaris" were shown at the Ji.hlava IDFF and were nominated for the Best Czech Experimental Documentary Film. He was awarded the Graphic Artist of the Year - Computer Graphics 2019 and 2021. In the NFT challenge of the Artefin Gallery he won the 1st place in the category of Expert Jury Vote. In 2023 he was the winner of the Jindřich Chalupecký Award. He is now the head of the Time-Based Media Studio at the Faculty of Art and Design of the J. E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem.

Location

The space between the old and new buildings of the National Theatre was designed by Czech architect Karel Prager as part of the construction of the New Stage. Since 2016, the square has been named after the first Czech president, Václav Havel. The National Theatre Piazzetta is one of Prague's half-hidden places, which, in addition to its extraordinary atmosphere, also conceals unique acoustics. Thanks to the Festival, the space of the Piazzetta will become a new dominant feature on the borderline between art object and sculpture, reflecting the situation in the immediate surroundings and at the same time drawing attention to itself with its impressive construction with fluid medium.