Tomás Saraceno, Hybrid musical instrument Cygnus A: built by a solitary spider Nephila Kenianensis and two semi-social spiders Cyrtophora citricola (2014) Courtesy of the artist; Esther Schipper Gallery, Berlin; Andersen's Contemporary, Copenhagen; Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York; Pinksummer contemporary art, Genoa. Photography by Studio Tomás Saraceno
Tomás Saraceno, Hybrid semi-social solitary musical instrument NGC 613: built by a pair of Cyrtophora moluccensis, one day, one Cyrtophora cirticola, three weeks and one Agelena labirintica, six weeks (2014) Courtesy of the artist; Esther Schipper Gallery, Berlin; Andersen's Contemporary, Copenhagen; Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York; Pinksummer contemporary art, Genoa. Photography by Studio Tomás Saraceno
Tomás Saraceno, Hybrid solitary semi-social semi-social musical instrument Indus: built by one Nephila clavipes, three weeks, a small colony of Linyphiidae frontinellina, four months and six Cyrtophora citricola spiderlings, four weeks (2014) Courtesy of the artist; Esther Schipper Gallery, Berlin; Andersen's Contemporary, Copenhagen; Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York; Pinksummer contemporary art, Genoa. Photography by Studio Tomás Saraceno
Tomás Saraceno, Social, solitary, solitary musical instrument Arp 107: built by a pair of Stegodyphus dumicola, three weeks, one Steatoda grossa, six weeks and two young Tegenaria domestica, eight weeks (2014) Courtesy of the artist; Esther Schipper Gallery, Berlin; Andersen's Contemporary, Copenhagen; Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York; Pinksummer contemporary art, Genoa. Photography by Studio Tomás Saraceno
Tomás Saraceno, Hybrid solitary, semi social musical instrument HDF 4-473.0: built by one Nephila clavipes-four weeks and a pair of Cyrtophora citricola-seven weeks (2015) Courtesy of the artist; Esther Schipper Gallery, Berlin; Andersen's Contemporary, Copenhagen; Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York; Pinksummer contemporary art, Genoa. Photography by Studio Tomás Saraceno
Tomás Saraceno, Semi social musical instrument SXDF-NB1006-2: built by four Cyrtophora citricola, eight weeks (2015) Courtesy of the artist; Esther Schipper Gallery, Berlin; Andersen's Contemporary, Copenhagen; Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York; Pinksummer contemporary art, Genoa. Photography by Studio Tomás Saraceno
Tomás Saraceno, Semi social musical instrument SXDF-NB1006-2: built by four Cyrtophora citricola, eight weeks (2015) Courtesy of the artist; Esther Schipper Gallery, Berlin; Andersen's Contemporary, Copenhagen; Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York; Pinksummer contemporary art, Genoa. Photography by Studio Tomás Saraceno
Tomás Saraceno, Semi social musical instrument SXDF-NB1006-2: built by four Cyrtophora citricola, eight weeks (2015) Courtesy of the artist; Esther Schipper Gallery, Berlin; Andersen's Contemporary, Copenhagen; Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York; Pinksummer contemporary art, Genoa. Photography by Studio Tomás Saraceno
Tomás Saraceno, Semi social musical instrument SXDF-NB1006-2: built by four Cyrtophora citricola, eight weeks (2015) Courtesy of the artist; Esther Schipper Gallery, Berlin; Andersen's Contemporary, Copenhagen; Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York; Pinksummer contemporary art, Genoa. Photography by Studio Tomás Saraceno
Tomás Saraceno, Semi social musical instrument SXDF-NB1006-2: built by four Cyrtophora citricola, eight weeks (2015) Courtesy of the artist; Esther Schipper Gallery, Berlin; Andersen's Contemporary, Copenhagen; Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York; Pinksummer contemporary art, Genoa. Photography by Studio Tomás Saraceno
Tomás Saraceno, Hybrid solitary, semi social musical instrument SSA22-HCM1: built by one Nephila clavipes-three weeks and three Cyrtophora citricola-ten weeks (2015) Courtesy of the artist; Esther Schipper Gallery, Berlin; Andersen's Contemporary, Copenhagen; Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York; Pinksummer contemporary art, Genoa. Photography by Studio Tomás Saraceno
Tomás Saraceno, Hybrid solitary, semi social musical instrument SSA22-HCM1: built by one Nephila clavipes-three weeks and three Cyrtophora citricola-ten weeks (2015) Courtesy of the artist; Esther Schipper Gallery, Berlin; Andersen's Contemporary, Copenhagen; Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York; Pinksummer contemporary art, Genoa. Photography by Studio Tomás Saraceno
Tomás Saraceno, Hybrid solitary, semi social instrument ESO 137-001: built by one Nephila kenianensis-one week and a pair of Cyrtophora citricola-four weeks (2015) Courtesy of the artist; Esther Schipper Gallery, Berlin; Andersen's Contemporary, Copenhagen; Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York; Pinksummer contemporary art, Genoa. Photography by Studio Tomás Saraceno
Sonogram of a Peacock Spider drumming (2015). Courtesy of David Rothenberg
A portrait of a jumping spider of the family Salticidae (2010). Courtesy of Peter Jäger
David Rothenberg, Spider Denoized (2015). This work was especially produced for Arachnid Orchestra. Jam Sessions. For further information please contact the author: www.davidrothenberg.wordpress.com
Tomás Saraceno, 14 Billions (working title) at Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm (2010). Courtesy of the artist
B.R. Coad. 1931. ‘Insects Captured by Airplane Are Found at Surprising Heights.’ In Yearbook of Agriculture. Washington D.C.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 322. Courtesy of Hugh Raffles
Roads, Curtis. 2001. Microsound. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press. 5
Snapshot of Brian Eno's Spider & I on Echo Nest's Infinite Jukebox (2015). Courtesy of Stefan Helmreich
Stegodyphus mimosarum nest in South Africa (2014). Courtesy of Yael Lubin
Stegodyphus dumicola nest in South Africa (2001). Courtesy of Yael Lubin
Scanning of a Latrodectus mactans (Black Widow) at TU-Darmstadt (2010), detail of web spirals. Courtesy of the artist
Tomás Saraceno, Aeolic instrument for a lighter-than-air ensemble (2015). Courtesy of the artist
Test set-up to detect drumming using laser vibrometer (2015). Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno
Piezo feeler attached to a Steatoda dwarf web (2014). Courtesy of Studio Tomás Saraceno.
Percussion performance of a Wolf spider (Lycosidae) quartet, video still (2015). Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno
Rehearsal of a Wolf spider (Lycosidae) drumming recorded on high-speed camera (2015) Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno
Spiderweb sonification experiments, in collaboration with Dr. Roland Mühlethaler at Studio Tomás Saraceno (2014). Courtesy of Studio Tomás Saraceno
Spider Salon: Jam session with Evan Ziporyn on Drum-set M33 NGC 598 for a Lycosidae quintet (2015). Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno.
Test set-up to detect vibrational communication using Piezo elements (2015). Courtesy of Studio Tomás Saraceno
Studio recording of wolf spiders (Lycosidae) performance with laser vibrometer (2015). In collaboration with Dr. Roland Mühlethaler and Dustin Jaschko, research student. Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno
Reco-reco NGC 5128 for Steatoda grossa, 2015. Eight Piezo microphones, membrane, amplifier. In collaboration with Dr. Roland Mühlethaler. Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno
Spider Salon: Jam session with Evan Ziporyn with Cyrtophora citricola duet on Semi-social musical instrument SXDF-NB1006-2: built by four Cyrtophora citricola, eight weeks (2015). Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno.
Test Set-up to detect drumming using Laser Vibrometer (2015). Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno
Common Huntsman Spider rehearsing with Wolf Spider duet on Drum-set M33, NGC 598 (2015). In collaboration with Dr. Roland Mülethaler. Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno
Recording of a Common Huntsman Spider (H. venatoria) drumming (2015). Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno.
Common Huntsman Spider rehearsing with Wolf Spider duet on Drum-set M33, NGC 598 (2015). In collaboration with Dr. Roland Mühlethaler. Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno
Tomás Saraceno, Psechrus singaporensis touching a piezo feeler on ‘Hybrid web-instrument prototype’ (2015), commissioned by NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore. Recording by Yong Rong Zhao. Courtesy of Joseph Koh.
Spiderweb sonification experiments, in collaboration with Dr. Roland Mühlethaler at Studio Tomás Saraceno (2014). Courtesy of Studio Tomás Saraceno
Spiderweb sonification experiments, in collaboration with Dr. Roland Mühlethaler at Studio Tomás Saraceno (2014). Courtesy of Studio Tomás Saraceno
Sonification Experiments with Floating Spider Silk. In collaboration with Odysseus Klisouras, Studio Tomás Saraceno (2015). Courtesy of the artist.
Test set-up to detect vibrational communication using Piezo elements (2015). Courtesy of Studio Tomás Saraceno.
Semi-social Nephila web plucking on Semi-social musical instrument SXDF-NB1006-2: built by four Cyrtophora citricola, eight weeks (2015). Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno.
Tomás Saraceno, Hybrid solitary, semi-social instrument ESO 137-001: built by one Nephila kenianesis, one week and a pair of Cyrtophora citricola, four weeks (2015). Courtesy of the artist.
Sonification Experiments with Floating Spider Silk. In collaboration with Odysseus Klisouras, Studio Tomás Saraceno (2015). Courtesy of the artist.
Measurement of the potential difference of the electric field produced by the movement of a spider silk from Stegodyphus dumicola in an air channel. In collaboration with Jo Grys. Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno.
Measurement of the potential difference of the electric field produced by the movement of a spider silk from Stegodyphus dumicola in an air channel. In collaboration with Jo Grys. Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno.
Spider Salon: Jam session with Evan Ziporyn with Cyrtophora citricola duet on Semi-social musical instrument SXDF-NB1006-2: built by four Cyrtophora citricola, eight weeks (2015). Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno.
Spider Salon with Ute Meta Bauer in preparation of the exhibition Arachnid Orchestra. Jam Sessions at NTU CCA Singapore (2015). Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno.
Spider Salon: Jam session with Evan Ziporyn on Drum-set M33 NGC 598 for a Lycosidae quintet (2015). Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno.
Spider Salon: Jam session with Evan Ziporyn with Cyrtophora citricola duet on Semi-social musical instrument SXDF-NB1006-2: built by four Cyrtophora citricola, eight weeks (2015). Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno.
Spider Salon with Ute Meta Bauer in preparation of the exhibition Arachnid Orchestra. Jam Sessions at NTU CCA Singapore (2015). Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno.
Spider Salon with Ute Meta Bauer in preparation of the exhibition Arachnid Orchestra. Jam Sessions at NTU CCA Singapore (2015). Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno.
Studio rehearsals for Arachnid Orchestra. Jam Sessions, NTU CCA Singapore (2015). Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno.
Studio rehearsals for Arachnid Orchestra. Jam Sessions, NTU CCA Singapore (2015). Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno.
Studio rehearsals for Arachnid Orchestra. Jam Sessions, NTU CCA Singapore (2015). Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno.
Studio rehearsals for Arachnid Orchestra. Jam Sessions, NTU CCA Singapore (2015). Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno.
Tomás Saraceno, Spider Lab at NTU CCA Singapore (2015). Courtesy of NTU CCA Singapore.
Tomás Saraceno, Spider Lab at NTU CCA Singapore (2015). Courtesy of NTU CCA Singapore.
Spider Salon with Friedrich G. Barth in preparation of the exhibition Arachnid Orchestra. Jam Sessions at NTU CCA Singapore (2015). Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno.
Spider Salon with Friedrich G. Barth in preparation of the exhibition Arachnid Orchestra. Jam Sessions at NTU CCA Singapore (2015). Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno.
Tomás Saraceno, Spider Lab at NTU CCA Singapore (2015). Courtesy of NTU CCA Singapore.
Common Huntsman Spider (H. venatoria) rehearsing (2015). In collaboration with Dr. Roland Mühlenthaler. Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno
Heteropoda venatoria male, dorsal habitus (2015). Courtesy of Peter Jäger
Psechrus singaporensis. Courtesy of Joanna M.L. Yeo.
Scanning Electron Microscope picture of the trichobothria marked with T (2005). Courtesy of Peter Jäger
Tomás Saraceno, Cyrtophora citricola quintet rehearsing on Steatoda Virgo cluster & Tegenaria atrica on Hybrid web-instrument NGC 5195: Messier 51b (2014). Recorded with a laser vibrometer pointed at the Cyrtophora web, in collaboration with Dr. Roland Mühlethaler Courtesy of Studio Tomás Saraceno
Heteropoda tetrica, waving male in front showing the elongated setae in the second leg acting as air paddle (2015). Courtesy of Peter Jäger
Heteropoda tetrica couple (male on top) during copulation, frontal view (2015). Courtesy of Peter Jäger
Tomás Saraceno, Psechrus singaporensis touching a piezo feeler on ‘Hybrid web-instrument prototype’ (2015), commissioned by NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore. Recording by Yong Rong Zhao. Courtesy of Joseph Koh.
Expedition to the Arava Valley, Israel, Cytophora citricola colony in Acacia tree (2015). Courtesy of Iris Musli
Tomás Saraceno, Recording of a Nephila keniensis building its web (2015). Recorded with a piezo feeler attached to the Nephila web, in collaboration with Dr. Roland Mühlethaler. Courtesy of Studio Tomás Saraceno.
Nephila pilipes (Fabricius 1793). Courtesy of Joanna Yeo.
Psechrus singaporensis. Courtesy of Joanna M.L. Yeo.
György Ligeti, Artikulation (1958)
György Ligeti, Apparitions (1958-59)
György Ligeti, Ramifications (1968-69)
Frej Ossiannilsson, Insect Drummers (1949). Courtesy of Entomological Society of Lund, Sweden
Some Experiments in Art and Politics was originally published in e-flux journal no. 23 (March 2011)
Tomás Saraceno, expedition at the Central Catchment Nature Reserve (Macritchie), Singapore; May 2015. Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno, 2015.
Tomás Saraceno, expedition at the Central Catchment Nature Reserve (Macritchie), Singapore; May 2015. Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno, 2015.
Tomás Saraceno, expedition at the Central Catchment Nature Reserve (Macritchie), Singapore; May 2015. Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno, 2015.
Tomás Saraceno, night expedition at the Central Catchment Nature Reserve (Macritchie), Singapore; May 2015. Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno, 2015.
Tomás Saraceno, expedition at the Central Catchment Nature Reserve (Macritchie), Singapore; May 2015. Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno, 2015.
Tomás Saraceno, expedition at the Central Catchment Nature Reserve (Macritchie), Singapore; May 2015. Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno, 2015.
Tomás Saraceno, expedition at the Central Catchment Nature Reserve (Macritchie), Singapore; May 2015. Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno, 2015.
Tomás Saraceno, expedition at the Central Catchment Nature Reserve (Macritchie), Singapore; May 2015. Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno, 2015.
Tomás Saraceno, expedition at the Central Catchment Nature Reserve (Macritchie), Singapore; May 2015. Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno, 2015.
Tomás Saraceno, expedition at the Central Catchment Nature Reserve (Macritchie), Singapore; May 2015. Courtesy Studio Tomás Saraceno, 2015.
Tomás Saraceno, Semi-social musical instrument Small Magellanic Cloud: built by Cyrtophora citricola (2014) Courtesy of the artist, Pinksummer, Andersen Contemporary, Esther Schipper, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery.
Tomás Saraceno, Performances by: Cyrtophora citricola quintet on Steatoda dwarf elliptical & Jupiter Nephila kenianensis on Hybrid web-instrument NGC 6514: Trifid (2014). On the occasion of Tomás Saraceno, Cosmic Jive: The Spider Sessions at Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di Villa Croce, curated by Ilaria Bonacossa and Luca Cerizza. Courtesy of the artist
Scanning of a Latrodectus mactans (Black Widow) at TU-Darmstadt (2010). Courtesy of the artist
Tomás Saraceno, Performances of Cyrtophora citricola quintet on Steatoda virgo cluster & Tegenaria atrica on ‘Hybrid web-instrument NGC 5195: Messier 51b (2014) at “A Matter Theatre: Practice/Wonder” at The Anthropocene Project, at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, 2014. With Molly Nesbit of the Department of Art, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY. Photography by Sebastian Bolesch
Spiderweb sonification experiments with Nephila kenianensis, Studio Tomás Saraceno (2014). Courtesy of the artist
Spiderweb sonification experiments with Nephila kenianensis, Studio Tomás Saraceno (2014). Courtesy of the artist
Spiderweb sonification experiments at Studio Tomás Saraceno (2015). Courtesy of the artist
Spiderweb sonification experiments, in collaboration with Dr. Roland Mühlethaler at Studio Tomás Saraceno (2014). Courtesy of the artist
Tomás Saraceno, Performances of Cyrtophora citricola quintet on Steatoda virgo cluster & Tegenaria atrica on ‘Hybrid web-instrument NGC 5195: Messier 51b (2014) at “A Matter Theatre: Practice/Wonder” at The Anthropocene Project, at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, 2014. With Molly Nesbit of the Department of Art, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY. Photography by Sebastian Bolesch
Tomás Saraceno, 110 pairs of stereoscopic-photogrammetric images transfered to 3-D data (2010) Courtesy of the artist
Tomás Saraceno, 110 pairs of stereoscopic-photogrammetric images transfered to 3-D data (2010) Courtesy of the artist
Tomás Saraceno, Quasar 4 Stromatopelma - Parasteatoda (working title) (2013). Courtesy of the artist and Esther Schipper Gallery, Berlin.
Volker Springel, Millenium Simulation (2005) Courtesy of Max Plank Institute
Tomás Saraceno, Social .. Quasi Social .. Solitary .. Spiders ... On Hybrid Cosmic Webs, Installation view (2013). Courtesy of the artist and Esther Schipper Gallery, Berlin. Photography by Andrea Rossetti
