14 October – 22 November 2008
35 Heddon Street, London W1
For Florian Hecker’s first show at Sadie Coles HQ he presents Pentaphonic Dark Energy. Superimposed onto the existing gallery structure, Pentaphonic Dark Energy creates an environment in which body and architecture intersect. Across five loudspeakers sonic sequences combine to create the impression that space is being sculpted. Also in the show is another abstract sound piece made of short cycles interspersed with perceived silences, contrasting with Pentaphonic Dark Energy’s almost narrative flow. Using super directional speakers the sound is superlatively focused. Elsewhere on the floor, in stark contrast to the two other sound pieces, sits a monochromatic cube made out of a coarse, cyan foam that is more usually used as part of a microphone, a device for absorbing the sound of wind, but also suggestive of a minimalist sculpture and Hecker's rigorous engagement with Conceptual practices of the 1970s.