Jenna Sutela (*1983 in Turku, FI) uses biological and computational systems to create audio-visual works, sculptures, images and performance art.
In her exhibition Vermi Cell we are confronted with an audiovisual installation that seems to evolve both out of and into piles of compost placed throughout the main room at Fragile. The piles consist of soil, food scraps, earthworms, and humus as a trace of the worms. The compost soil releases electrons that pass through a series of copper and aluminum rods to generate power for an audio piece. The piece combines compost recordings with tone transfer technology, conjuring a lively saxophone. Inside the piles, the movement of the worms becomes an organic audio filter: the more activity the more electricity, the more electricity the more echo. (Excerpt from the press release)
Jenna Sutela
VERMI CELL
FRAGILE Berlin
9 September – 24 September 2023
