In his work Carsten Nicolai (de), born 1965 in Karl-Marx-Stadt, seeks to overcome a separation of art forms and genres for an integrated artistic approach. Influenced by scientific reference systems, Nicolai often engages mathematic and cybernetic patterns such as grids and codes, as well as error, random and self-organising structures. After his participation in important international exhibitions like documenta x and the 49th and 50th Venice biennial, Nicolai's works were shown in two comprehensive solo exhibitions at Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, Germany (anti reflex), at Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, germany (syn chron) in 2005, at Haus Konstruktiv, zurich (static fades) in 2007 and at cac, Vilnius (pionier) in 2011. Under the pseudonym noto Carsten Nicolai experiments with sound to create his own code of signs, acoustic and visual symbols. As alva noto he leads those experiments into the field of electronic music.

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