Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Obra Sonora at ArtisꟷNaples, The Baker Museum

Image: Rafael Lozano-Hemmer (Mexican, b. 1967). Sphere Packing: Bach, 2018. Aluminum and wood, 1,128 custom-made speakers, circuits, computer, display, 118 x 118 x 118 in. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Guy L’Heureux. Photo
Image: Rafael Lozano-Hemmer (Mexican, b. 1967). Sphere Packing: Bach, 2018. Aluminum and wood, 1,128 custom-made speakers, circuits, computer, display, 118 x 118 x 118 in. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Guy L’Heureux. Photo
For over three decades, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer has integrated art, science, architecture and technology into his trailblazing artistic practice. This exhibition includes monumental works such as Atmosphonia, a sound and light environment featuring 3,000 audio channels playing back natural field recordings; Volute 2, a speech bubble presented as an oversized aluminum sculpture; and Sphere Packing: Bach, a 10-foot diameter sphere that supports 1,128 loudspeakers—each playing a different composition by Johann Sebastian Bach. This will be the first museum exhibition to explore Lozano-Hemmer’s use of sound as a medium of expression and image-making.