Sarah Kenderdine (Laboratory for Experimental Muse | 22/07/2025 19:31:09
...with professors Paul Doornbusch and Jonathan Impett
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Musica Ex Machina
SYNOPSIS
EPFL Pavilions is a place for exhibitions and encounters at the heart of the campus of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. At the intersection of art and science, it opens up new perspectives on the challenges of our contemporary society, and positions itself as a place for experimentation and dialogue between scientific innovation, artistic research and emerging technologies.
Located at the heart of a vibrant international university, EPFL Pavilions is an amplifier for art and science in society, a meeting place for all disciplines. The exhibitions and programs it presents evolve in dialogue with scientific innovation and societal challenges, engaging visionary perspectives on our contemporaneity.
Reaching beyond object-oriented curation, EPFL Pavilions blends experimental curatorship and contemporary aesthetics with open science, digital humanism and emerging technologies. In participation with its diverse communities, EPFL Pavilions is uniquely positioned as an experimental space for access to new forms of knowledge arising at the intersections of these transdisciplinary practices.
AUTORI
IMMAGINI
Lady's Glove
The Buchla 200e Skylab synthesizer from 2012
Sala Espiszione
NOTE AGGIUNTIVE
From Medieval theory to modern AI, Musica ex Machina: Machines Thinking Musically explores the history of computational and algorithmic thought in music, showcasing how technological advances and human creativity have continuously expanded the boundaries of musical expression. Through historical objects, musical artworks, and immersive installations, the exhibition presents the works of past and present visionaries while looking ahead to the future of music.
The exhibition traces the evolution of music as it intertwines with technological progress, showing how scientific and technological breakthroughs from each era have shaped musical composition and performance.
From analogue, hand-calculated, systems to mechanical machines, modern computers, and now artificial intelligence, it examines the profound impact of computational thinking on music and the pivotal role of algorithms in its development.
Celebrating human fascination with symbols, systematic thinking, and new sounds, Musica ex Machina presents the works of pioneers and their successors who foster the interweaving of machines, algebraic thinking, and technological innovation to push the boundaries of music.
Through a unique blend of historical artifacts, ancient and contemporary artworks, and immersive sound experiences, the exhibition offers a comprehensive historical narrative on the profound impact of technological tools on musical creativity.
Unfolding centuries of rich history, Musica ex Machina not only honors the achievements of the past but also anticipates the future, envisioning how ongoing advancements in technology will continue to transform the landscape of music.
#a cura di: Sarah Kenderdine (Laboratory for Experimental Muse
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