Setting out on an experiential journey, Annika Kappner’s work ‘ATER TUMTI’ explores alternative future technologies through the lens of five elements – earth, water, fire, air, and aether. The project manifested as an immersive video installation, performance lecture, and online experience drawing on alchemy, gaming, and sci-fi culture. It was commissioned for the Sonic Acts Biennial 2024, and presented as part of the group exhibition at W139 in Amsterdam.

‘ATER TUMTI’ is part of Kappner’s long-term research project Deep Planetary Sensing, which explores embodied experiences of connectivity in relation to the planet and mediated by contemporary technologies. The research seeks to develop critical perspectives towards our relationship with digital culture and technology, emphasising ecology and the individual and collective body.

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CREDITS
Camera & sound: Roman Ermolaev
Video editing: Hrvoslava Brkušić
Sound mastering: Hrvoje Nikšić
Intro sound: Jessica Ekomane
Intro design: Knoth & Renner with Anja Kaiser

This video is published by Paradiso & Sonic Acts as part of New Perspectives for Action, a project by Re-Imagine Europe, co-funded by the European Union.

Recorded at W139, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
February 2024, Sonic Acts Biennial