SELECTED PROJECTS

Germany

© Stefan kolpatzik & Naomi Xila-Xulis, Germany

ESCARABAJO (nuevo mundo) (2026)

INSTALLATION
Dimensions variable
80. Internationaler bergischer kunstpreis
Kunstmuseum soligen, Germany

Currently on view at Kunstmuseum Solingen as part of the 80th Internationaler Bergischer Kunstpreis.

ESCARABAJO return to a new world. The half-robotic beetle, a found insect from Colombia which I reanimated and gave a second life, now moves across a new landscape made of 3D-printed ceramics. The terrain is wider and more open than before, giving the beetle more space to wander and a broader perspective.

Beetle and landscape enter into a dialogue. The terrain carries the traces of its making and points to the human hand that reshapes landscapes at will. At the same time, it opens up a question about future: what kind of ground will technology create, and who or what will be able to live in it?

© Naomi Xila-Xulis; Video (Still): Dlux, Duesseldorf

© Egbert Trogemann, Germany

AULA UNTER STROM (2026)

Site-specific Sound Installation
27,02x10,0x1,5m
Sommerrundgang 2026
Assembly Hall, Kunstakademie Duesseldorf, Germany
in Collaboration with Audio Programmer Miguel Moreno (Mexico)
In AULA UNTER STROM, 34 sound bodies are installed where the audience would normally sit. The sound is generated in real time from eight Euclidean rhythms – a mathematical principle that dates back to Euclid (c. 300 BCE) and was applied to rhythm in 2004 by computer scientist Godfried Toussaint. The mathematical structure links the individual rhythms into a shared sonic image. The sounds are partly random, partly algorithmically generated; some frequencies are also physically perceptible through vibration. In addition, sensors placed in the room register distance, contact, vibration, and decibel levels. This data feeds into the soundscape as its own sound texture – human, machine, and space thereby stand in a triangular relationship.

AULA UNTER STROM was awarded the postgraduate scholarship of the Kunstakademie Duesseldorf in July 2026.

For the request, video documentation (password-protected) is available. Please contact me if you would like to watch and listen to it.