Spectral Order by Dineke van Oosten

Spectral Order is an installation that explores the relationship between order and structure through the use of innovative technology. The work employs a phosphorescent surface and a powerful laser capable of projecting up to 40,000 points per second. This laser is “fed” with the raw, abstract, and repetitive visual material of Dineke van Oosten, which continually balances between perfection and imperfection. With Spectral Order, Van Oosten takes an important new step in her artistic career: for the first time, she translates her signature black-and-white, graphically abstract visual language into a dynamic installation in which light, sound, and technology converge. The glitches between image and technique, the tension between analog and digital are magnified at the boundary where chance and control meet.

In this installation, invisible structures are made visible. The projections leave behind a kind of “ghost image” on the phosphorescent surface, images that are present, yet intangible. These fleeting apparitions reveal how structure can emerge from apparent randomness. The installation is in constant motion and invites the viewer to reflect on what is present, what disappears, and what lingers only as an impression. A specially created soundscape enhances this visual experience. Sensors capture the subtle sound of the moving laser and translate these micro-movements into a continuously shifting auditory landscape.

Spectral Order was developed through artistic research and a technical setup by Tim Vermeulen.

This project is a co-production between Conflux Festival and Schemerlicht. The premiere of Spectral Order will take place during Conflux Festival, from 18 to 21 September at Het Katoenhuis in Rotterdam. Afterwards, the installation will move to the outdoor festival Schemerlicht in Goffert Park, Nijmegen.