Solar//reign
Listening from the overground
Solar//reign is a debut audiovisual performance that turns listening from the underground to the overground by tuning into the cosmic weather that perpetually governs our terrestrial reality. The work sonifies the invisible threads connecting solar storm activity to human conflict, positing the Sun not as a metaphor, but as a sovereign power in modern warfare.
The composition is built from field recordings of electromagnetic vibrations, solar flares converted into audio frequencies, and the ambient hum of satellites. This sonic material explores the provocative legacy of Alexander Chizhevsky, who posited a direct correlation between solar cycles and cycles of war, revolution, and mass human excitation. Moving from historical data to contemporary relevance, the project asks: if solar storms can disrupt satellites and power grids, could they also destabilize the collective human psyche? The performance seeks empirical echoes between solar activity and current geopolitical eruptions.
The visual composition emerges through a laser that draws these data patterns in space. Moreover, the performance is based on a light composition using reflections and sunrays-like effects to visually amplify the research and the overall performance. Sound and light operate in parallel, translating solar activity into perceptible form. This sensory arrangement foregrounds the hypothesis that solar cycles correlate with patterns of conflict by positioning human affairs within a larger cosmic framework.
