Perfect O

XORXOR

Hungary 2018

IS IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRAW A PERFECT CIRCLE?

Starting with a perfect circle, this installation asks participants to interact with it by touching and dragging it. Throughout history, the symbol of the circle has been associated with perfection in mathematics, art, and design. But mechanically or hand-drawn circles are nearly impossible to get perfect. Yet, the Italian Renaissance painter Giotto proved his abilities to the Pope by effortlessly painting a seemingly perfect circle by hand. The challenge to draw a perfect circle has also been used as a meditative exercise in Zen Buddhism (see ensō circles), attempting perfection, but embracing the imperfection of the outcome. The aim of O is to make the circle perfect, but the notion of perfection is complicated by the interplay of the participants’ inputs and the circle’s own dynamics. This creates a complex experience of perfection - one that is difficult to reach and depends on the participants' contribution to the common effort. Once reached, the circle may be lost again.

ABOUT

XORXOR was founded in 2013 in Budapest, Hungary with the aim to bring new visual and technological possibilities to the cultural scene. The studio follows a research-based practice to explore new ways to solve complex problems. Their clients range from museums to dance companies, to film and theatre productions in Hungary and in the international scene. O was made by Gáspár Hajdu, Tamás Lakos, Gábor Papp and Sámuel Setényi.

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