Negative Entropy (Edward J Darby & Son Inc., Pennsylvania Wire Works, Double). 2014.
Mixed media. Cotton, wool acoustic baffling felt, and wood.
137 x 99 cm (53.9 x 38.9 in).
Tajima's works in the series "Negative Entropy" consist largely of materials that are also used for sound insulation. For his work, Tajima has recordings of production noises made at textile mills, which are then converted into digital spectrogram images with the help of special software. Different colors are assigned to the waveforms and translated into a pattern by a weaving technician in order to finally create the so-called jacquard fabric, which is also visible here. They are both works of art and material documentation of their own production .

PROVENANCE: 11R, New York
Private Collection, UK, acquired from the above.