Auditory to visual, Baldvin Ringsted finds a delicate transaction that occurs from image to sound and vice versa. Drawing upon his experience as a musician, and a deep interest in pop culture, Ringsted has developed a body of work that deals with the relationship between the two. The artist’s und... Read more
Auditory to visual, Baldvin Ringsted finds a delicate transaction that occurs from image to sound and vice versa. Drawing upon his experience as a musician, and a deep interest in pop culture, Ringsted has developed a body of work that deals with the relationship between the two. The artist’s underlying aim, to render sound resonances visible in his works and create images of both the mood and scientific ‘shape’ of music, is suggested in the exhibition’s title, BPM or ‘beats per minute’. Visual signs of repetition and rhythm are seen in many of his works, including Six Drum-kits and the Divebomb series, where the sound waves are transposed upon the paint’s surface. Rather than producing sound in real time, the works focus on documenting past musical moments. They reflect the artist’s effort to capture and communicate to others experiences that are not their own, particularly when dealing with heavy metal.
