A 30 meter wide wall displaying brooding rhythms of light is at the center of Robert Henke’s sound and laser installation Fragile Territories, that looks like some kind of futuristic computer interface out of Ghost in the Shell. The crackling, electrified atmosphere and intricate, fluctuating patterns are created by four laser beams that draw the visuals, while the altered sound of a piano provides the audio. This audiovisual concoction is generated in real-time from “statistic and stochastic algorithms”.Adding to the sci-fi aesthetic is a shadow that looms across the installation every 4.2 seconds from left to right like “a giant blade of a windmill, a negative object that contrasts the bright projection by muting it where it appears. It is not only obscuring the image but also dampening the sounds at its current position and emitting a low frequency noise itself. A dark strong force that puts the rest in an infinitely distant background.” The artwork was featured in an exhibition at Le Lieu Unique in Nantes, France.Looking at it in the video above you can see how you might get lost in its fizzing, electro allure—and the program that creates it ensures that no shape or form is ever repeated, each one unique as it engulfs visitors in its gloomy and engrossing presence.@stewart23rd