The artwork pendule lunaire, we set out on a journey from the earth to the earth's only natural satellite, the moon. Once there, we are greeted by a bright, sonorous sound. We linger only briefly, still listening to the reverberation, before we set off again on our journey back to earth. But even there we only take a short, very short time out and travel back to our moon.

Without interruption, we repeat this like a pendulum to find out at what speed - at exactly 299792458 m/s - we are travelling. The Apollo astronauts' journey to the moon took three days and four hours. We reach the moon in an average of only 1.3 seconds and are back on Earth after 2.6 seconds. A short intense journey, considering that no man has been on the moon for about 50 years. The question remains: What is it that travels so fast? Exactly: it is light.

The work pendule lunaire creates an experience of space and time that can surprise us, but also make us think. What remains is an enlightening feeling of having seen little but experienced much.

The artwork pendule lunaire, we set out on a journey from the earth to the earth's only natural satellite, the moon. Once there, we are greeted by a bright, sonorous sound. We linger only briefly, still listening to the reverberation, before we set off again on our journey back to earth. But even there we only take a short, very short time out and travel back to our moon.

Without interruption, we repeat this like a pendulum to find out at what speed - at exactly 299792458 m/s - we are travelling. The Apollo astronauts' journey to the moon took three days and four hours. We reach the moon in an average of only 1.3 seconds and are back on Earth after 2.6 seconds. A short intense journey, considering that no man has been on the moon for about 50 years. The question remains: What is it that travels so fast? Exactly: it is light.

The work pendule lunaire creates an experience of space and time that can surprise us, but also make us think. What remains is an enlightening feeling of having seen little but experienced much.

Credits

pendule lunaire by Martin Hesselmeier

Development
Micha Thies

Sound

Clemens Wegener

Support

Lichtfest Krems