The DHub hosts 'Patterns and recognitions. A composition in three parts by United Visual Artists'

The Design Hub Barcelona (DHub) presents, until next March 17, the exhibition Patterns and recognitions. A composition in three parts by United Visual Artists. The intervention, curated by Jose Luis de Vicente, artistic director of the DHub, and Maria Güell Ordis, director of Llum BCN and sponsored by Integrated Systems Europe (ISE), was inaugurated on February 2 as part of LlumBCN, and will now be housed as a temporary exhibition in Room A of the DHub.

Patterns and recognitions explores, in three pieces of high dramatic impact, different systems produced by science and economics to shape knowledge about the universe, society and human cognition. Through data visualizations, kinetic sculptures and "light art" pieces, the exhibition recomposes the principles and laws of the orbital mechanics of the planets, the depth of field in human vision, or the statistical models that govern each system of decision making. The exhibition consists of three works:

Silent Symphony, inspired by the belief of ancient Greek philosophers that the universe produced a type of inaudible music. The work traces the resonant frequencies and synchronicities that occur on a cosmic scale, and explores how they relate to our sense of harmony. Eight custom kinetic sculptures project rotating planes of light and sound throughout the room. Oscillating between order and chaos, beams of light traverse the space creating complex patterns and interactions with the architecture. The work materializes invisible energy forces, such as gravity, giving them the form of light and sound. The installation, which unfolds as a representation, is a dynamic interaction of constantly evolving elements that never repeats itself.

Vanishing Point. This installation uses perspective as a tool to reshape and redefine a space, continuing UVA's explorations in programmable architecture and creating the illusion of light as a physical material. Vanishing Point is inspired by the Renaissance perspective drawings of Leon Battista Alberti, Leonardo Da Vinci and Albrecht Dürer. Rays of white light are projected into the space from an invisible vanishing point, drawing different geometries, compositions and divisions within the room and transforming our sense of perspective. The behavior of the work is unpredictable and without repetition, and fluctuates between states in which light beams flow calmly to more energetic movements. The functional and architectural quality of the three-dimensional sound field reinforces the structural light compositions. The speed, position and angle of the lines influence the pitch of the sound.

Present Shock confronts the viewer with a barrage of statistical clocks representing real-time information about the world, from life-changing global events to the mundane trivialities of everyday existence, and highlights how the speed and the volume of data in the information age pose new challenges to our limited cognitive apparatus. Many of the statistics presented occur on temporal scales and spatial horizons that similarly challenge our perception or understanding. Disturbing the inertia of the here and now, they reveal the fluctuating state of dynamic transformation that characterizes life on earth.

United Visual Artists United Visual Artists (UVA) is a studio founded in London in 2003 by British artist Matt Clark. His work integrates new technologies with traditional media such as sculpture or performance. From ancient philosophy to theoretical science, UVA explores the conceptual frameworks and natural phenomena that make up our cognition. His works range from small-scale wall-based pieces to large-scale sculptural installations for cultural institutions and public spaces. UVA's research lines include the tension between real and synthesized experiences: questioning our relationship with technology and creating phenomena that transcend the purely physical.