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Small sticks dance in very small boxes, producing a percussion beat. Antonie Robertson / The National

'269 Prepared DC-Motors, Cotton Balls, Cardboard Boxes 60x60x60 cm' soars 10 metres up into the atrium of New York University Abu Dhabi's gallery in Swiss artist Zimoun's new exhibition. Antonie Robertson / The National

The piece is a circular tower of cardboard boxes in which cotton balls clatter against the boxes to create a deep rumble. Antonie Robertson / The National

'37 Prepared DC-Motors, 85 m Rope, Steel Washers Ø 40 mm', is a wall piece using a simple mechanical system that causes a curtain of string and washers to dance. Antonie Robertson / The National

'510 Prepared DC-Motors, 2142 m Rope, Wooden Sticks 20 cm', a single, large installation that will fill the entire central space of the gallery, 20 meters deep. Antonie Robertson / The National

The is a major new commissioned work by Zimoun. Antonie Robertson / The National

'31 Prepared DC-Motors, 31 m Rope, Wooden Sticks 19 cm, Cardboard Boxes 10x10x10 cm' is another evolution of Zimoun's curtain installation. Antonie Robertson / The National

Small sticks dance in very small boxes, producing a percussion beat. Antonie Robertson / The National

'269 Prepared DC-Motors, Cotton Balls, Cardboard Boxes 60x60x60 cm' soars 10 metres up into the atrium of New York University Abu Dhabi's gallery in Swiss artist Zimoun's new exhibition. Antonie Robertson / The National

The piece is a circular tower of cardboard boxes in which cotton balls clatter against the boxes to create a deep rumble. Antonie Robertson / The National

'37 Prepared DC-Motors, 85 m Rope, Steel Washers Ø 40 mm', is a wall piece using a simple mechanical system that causes a curtain of string and washers to dance. Antonie Robertson / The National

'510 Prepared DC-Motors, 2142 m Rope, Wooden Sticks 20 cm', a single, large installation that will fill the entire central space of the gallery, 20 meters deep. Antonie Robertson / The National

The is a major new commissioned work by Zimoun. Antonie Robertson / The National

'31 Prepared DC-Motors, 31 m Rope, Wooden Sticks 19 cm, Cardboard Boxes 10x10x10 cm' is another evolution of Zimoun's curtain installation. Antonie Robertson / The National

Small sticks dance in very small boxes, producing a percussion beat. Antonie Robertson / The National

Swiss artist Zimoun unveils new sound installations in Abu Dhabi

The artist's works are free to see and hear until June and will be on display at New York University Abu Dhabi Art Gallery

March 03, 2019

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