ART

THE NINE RULES OF TREMULATION AT NO NAME

By Max Mendel

No Name, a Parisian art space initiated by Patricia Marshall, Léo Panico, and Catherine Ugols, which invites independent curators to organize exhibitions twice a year. The current exhibition is « The Nine Rules of Tremulation, » curated by Daniel Birnbaum and Jacqui Davies.

Birnbaum is a famous Swedish curator and critic, while Davies is a London-based film Producer & Curator. Their group show draws inspiration from Emanuel Swedenborg’s 1719 text On Tremulation. It unites sixteen artists who explore vibration as a fundamental force, revealing how unseen tremors shape perception and reality.

The artworks vary from Karla Black’s statuesque sculptures to Tony Cokes’ experimental LED installations. Marcel Duchamp’s Rotoreliefs, which are spinning optical discs, manipulate perception through motion. Meanwhile, Cerith Wyn Evans’ plant-turntable piece fuses natural and synthetic elements to evoke trembling harmony. These interpretations create a multisensory journey through forms of physical and metaphorical vibration.

Reflection and perception play significant roles in the exhibition. Alicja Kwade’s distorted mirror installations challenge how we see ourselves. Spencer Finch’s subtle light work transforms windows into a metaphor for realism. Shilpa Gupta’s Rejected Sand Clocks, filled with rejected sand, allude to our obsession with measurement and labeling.

The exhibition redefines the viewer’s relationship with art. Anicka Yi’s Upward Spiral experiments with illumination. Veronika Hapchenko’s paintings appear poised between stillness and motion. Sound installations by Cerith Wyn Evans blur the lines between object and perception, using light and sound to explore unseen tremors.

Through this lens, « The Nine Rules of Tremulation » transcends the boundaries between art, science, and philosophy. The exhibition invites viewers to tune into the underlying vibrations of existence. It encourages a heightened awareness of the tremors that connect the physical world with our sensory experience.