Bálint Bori

Since 1985, Bori Bálint has been living and working in Berlin. He creates kinetic objects, drawings and he plays musical instruments of his making. He is interested in the relation between acoustic and visual manifestations of random and periodical phenomena, the areas between art and science disciplines and the interactions between the performing, literary and visual arts. He was a member of the INDIGO group of artists in the 70s and the 80s, which is also known far its most famous member, Miklós Erdély. The name of the group, an abbreviation of lnter-Disciplinary-Thinking, refers to their interest in questions regarding the functions and possibilities of art, which are moreover considered to be inseparable from creative thinking in society and life. His sound installations are an extension of the openness to existential sensitivity, as dictated by the poetics of INDIGO. His objects, the Cicadas, are random vibration pick-up generators. These purposeless mechanisms transform molecular vibrations into acoustic phases and convert light energy into kinetic energy. They are made of everyday objects and refuse that evoke the past and the future. His last major solo exhibition was held in Berlin, 2013.