Choreography in the Void

Recycled plastic, motors, led lights

installation



2024

Choreography in the Void is an installation centered around the firefly, a creature renowned for its bioluminescent light. The exhibition space is shrouded in darkness, with the installation at its core: a collection of kinetic sculptures twirling warm, glowing lights reminiscent of fireflies. These lights depict the hypnotic, sensual mating dance of fireflies, accompanied by a mechanical hum generated by the precise movements of gears. This artificial swarm evokes a surreal juxtaposition between nature and human intervention.

The work invites viewers to reflect on the growing divide between humanity and the natural world. It suggests a future where life forms as we know them are replaced by synthetic surrogates, highlighting the human tendency to manipulate and control nature. As nature becomes a prosthesis of itself, it loses its autonomy, reduced to a decorative or functional role dependent on human intervention.

Through the substitution of living fireflies with synthetic sculptures, the installation critiques humanity’s silent violence toward the environment. The synthetic fireflies embody an irreparable loss of vitality and freedom, turning the natural into a caricature. Choreography in the Void symbolizes this fracture, urging reflection on humanity’s role as both creator and destroyer in the natural cycle.