Post hoc printer
For the duration of Biennale 2019, Post hoc transmits an electronic reading of millions of lost, invisible and extinct entities. The lists are announced from an echo-free chamber located in one wing of Palazzina Canonica. From the chamber the words are transmitted to several six-metre tall tree cell towers. Line by line, the vast lexicon of the bygone can be heard in proximity to each tree, where the lists can also be streamed on a handheld device.
The enormous scale of Post hoc is only visible at the emptied library located on the second floor of the Palazzina, where the lists are being printed in sync with the broadcasts. Even here, the printed contents become increasingly difficult to view as the paper unfurls about the space over time.
Post hoc printer
For the duration of Biennale 2019, Post hoc transmits an electronic reading of millions of lost, invisible and extinct entities. The lists are announced from an echo-free chamber located in one wing of Palazzina Canonica. From the chamber the words are transmitted to several six-metre tall tree cell towers. Line by line, the vast lexicon of the bygone can be heard in proximity to each tree, where the lists can also be streamed on a handheld device.
The enormous scale of Post hoc is only visible at the emptied library located on the second floor of the Palazzina, where the lists are being printed in sync with the broadcasts. Even here, the printed contents become increasingly difficult to view as the paper unfurls about the space over time.