pendulum | Vilnius Light Festival

The rhythmic work breaks down the perception of time into fragmented cadences. Driven by the pendulum’s movement, the façade oscillates between abstract states of slow motion and movement. As the greatest leap in precision in the history of time measurement, the pendulum stands as a powerful symbolic image. Without being explicit, it evokes notions of order and instability, as well as a sense of urgency. The pendulum resonates with mental states and reflects processes of transformation within history and society.

As studio julian hölscher we would like to sincerely thank Vilnius Light Festival for the warm welcome and the exceptionally excellent organization. Special thanks to Petras Bevz for making the Vilnius Light Festival such a fantastic event, and to Ugnė Mažonaitė for her care and support.

We would also like to express our particular gratitude to Giedrius Tumosa from Videoprojektai, who did a truly outstanding job bringing the work to life on the façade using a total of eight Barco projectors with 20,000 ANSI lumen each. Projection mapping truly succeeds only when media technology performs at its very best — thank you so much for your commitment, meticulous precision, and dedication.

Many thanks once again to my friend and sound designer Thomas Werner, who translated the festival’s wish for a vivid and more dynamic artwork into a bespoke 150 BPM audio track.