Entropy of a biased coin
Ed Atkins
3 December 2020 - 6 February 2021
Ed Atkins
Refuse
2019
Two-channel realtime 3D simulation authored in a custom version of the Unreal Engine
Two-channel realtime 3D simulation authored in a custom version of the Unreal Engine
Refuse.exe is a two-channel realtime 3D simulation, authored in a custom version of the Unreal Engine: a software development environment used to make video games.
The artwork is two projections on two floors - the upper screen in the ground floor gallery, the lower screen in the basement gallery. Objects fall through the upper screen, freezing momentarily, before continuing to fall, landing in a pile on the lower screen.
Refuse.exe is not a video, it’s an app, running on a high end custom PC. Each run-through of Refuse.exe is unique. The objects drop in the same sequence and at the same time per play through – but their movement while dropping, their landing and their accumulation differs every time, at the whim of the physics simulated.
More information about Refuse.exe can be found in the accompanying text Three Pieces of Bread, which can be read at the following link https://cabinet.uk.com/ea-threepiecesofbread
The artwork is two projections on two floors - the upper screen in the ground floor gallery, the lower screen in the basement gallery. Objects fall through the upper screen, freezing momentarily, before continuing to fall, landing in a pile on the lower screen.
Refuse.exe is not a video, it’s an app, running on a high end custom PC. Each run-through of Refuse.exe is unique. The objects drop in the same sequence and at the same time per play through – but their movement while dropping, their landing and their accumulation differs every time, at the whim of the physics simulated.
More information about Refuse.exe can be found in the accompanying text Three Pieces of Bread, which can be read at the following link https://cabinet.uk.com/ea-threepiecesofbread
Installation view, Entropy of a biased coin, Cabinet, London, 3 December 2020 - 6 February 2021
Installation view, Entropy of a biased coin, Cabinet, London, 3 December 2020 - 6 February 2021
Ed Atkins, Untitled, 2020, Acoustic foam, moulton and embroidery on found linen
Ed Atkins, Untitled, 2020 (detail), Acoustic foam, moulton and embroidery on found linen
Ed Atkins, Untitled, 2020, Acoustic foam, moulton and embroidery on found linen
Ed Atkins, Untitled, 2020, Acoustic foam, moulton and embroidery on found linen
Ed Atkins, Untitled, 2020, Ink and gouache on artboard
Ed Atkins, Untitled, 2020, Ink and gouache on artboard
Ed Atkins, Untitled, 2020, Ink and gouache on artboard
Installation view, Entropy of a biased coin, Cabinet, London, 3 December 2020 - 6 February 2021
Installation view, Entropy of a biased coin, Cabinet, London, 3 December 2020 - 6 February 2021
Installation view, Entropy of a biased coin, Cabinet, London, 3 December 2020 - 6 February 2021
Installation view, Entropy of a biased coin, Cabinet, London, 3 December 2020 - 6 February 2021
Installation view, Entropy of a biased coin, Cabinet, London, 3 December 2020 - 6 February 2021
Installation view, Entropy of a biased coin, Cabinet, London, 3 December 2020 - 6 February 2021
Installation view, Entropy of a biased coin, Cabinet, London, 3 December 2020 - 6 February 2021