Transverse, 2007

Transverse was an interdisciplinary installation created from scratch for each city, based on the principle of an ‘open work of art’. It combined sound, image, architecture, design, the urban environment, and text, and changed depending on the location and context. In this project, process and uncertainty were as important as the material result.

The title refers to waves and their motion – not only sound waves, but also broader, invisible environmental processes. One of the layers of the installation was created using audiograms: hearing diagrams that mark audible and inaudible zones. These diagrams became scores for a musician invited to interpret what usually remains beyond the limits of hearing.

Sound in the installation was visualised as pulsating structures on screens, similar to abstract painting or optical art. However, Transverse was not a spectacle or a technological demonstration; it was a sensory experience that invited reflection on invisible, often imperceptible dimensions and on the multitude of waves that constantly surround us: from bodily motions to environmental impulses.

To make intangible, even inaudible sounds more apparent, Ozarinskas visualises them on several screens. But neither the stands with the audiograms, nor the visualisations create anything like a spectacular display because the key task of the installation is to evoke a feeling. It is a very sensory work that is meant to provoke thoughts about imperceptible dimensions and make us realise how little we can perceive and how many waves surround us.

– Monika Krištopaitytė, ‘Viskas aplink yra bangos’, 7 meno dienos, 12 October 2007