Palingeneza 2.0 – Kinetic audiovisual installation (autors Miha Godec & Laren Polič Zdravič)

Palingenesis 2.0 is a kinetic sound and visual installation, using water as its main medium to create a meditative place where a viewer can listen to a sound of water being purified. Palingenesis is a concept of rebirth or re-creation, used in various contexts in philosophy, theology, politics and biology. Its meaning origins from the Greek palin, meaning again, and genesis, meaning birth. Dirty water being rebirth into a fresh drinkable water. The installation is using sound to convey the story of waters rebirth and its purification. Maybe in the future this will be the sound of water streaming through the DIY water filters in our homes.
New instalment represents next progression of Miha Godec water purification exploration and the pursuit of sustainable DIY water filtration solution. The kinetic sound sculpture works on a basic sand and active charcoal filtration system but in comparison with a previously built filter, this one also includes a special filter that can filter 0,02 microns and in effect can filter 99.9% of bacterias and viruses. So, in theory, you could filter a dirty water to a point where it’s safe to drink it. The installation is equipped with two microphones that record the sound of droplets passing through the filter. Randomly falling droplets create recognisable sound patterns that mimic human heartbeat, which is one of more relaxing and reassuring sound.
• Project by: Miha Godec and Laren Polič Zdravič
• Name of the project: Palingeneza 2.0 (2018)
• Menthors: Robertina Šebjanič and Rene Rusjan.
• Production and technical execution: Simon Streljaj
• Programming: Matic Potocnik
• Producers: Masters programme at the School of Arts University of Nova Gorica
• Co – Producers: Zavod Kersnikova and UR Institute
Special thanks to the organizers of MFRU festival, UR Institute and Zavod Kersnikova for financial and technical support, Prof. dr. Mladen Franko, head of Laboratory for Environmental and Life Sciences at UNG and Jelka Kovač from IMT for their scientific help with the project.

Sajeta 2018