White Noise paintings
2017. Oil on canvas
It is believed that 1% of white noise seen in analog televisions comes from a signal remnant from the Big Bang. And while it’s impossible to map such energy, I'm interested in the poetic possibilities of such exploration.
I programmed a CNC machine/robot to paint canvases using samples of white noise generated from various sources like old televisions and telecommunication antennas, in such a way that the electric impulses are translated into strokes of paint. The material qualities of each painting are determined by the machine’s ability to translate (or to inscribe) the signals coming from the antenna, as well as by the way in which I interact with the machine.
Click on the video to see the machine painting.