Quadraginta noctibus, also referred to as Pulputin, is a small-scale sound sculpture composed of a continuous water sound and a pulsating red light synchronized with the movement of the water. The installation unfolds as a self-sustaining system, emphasizing duration, repetition, and subtle variation rather than linear progression.
The title Quadraginta noctibus—Latin for “forty nights”—references the biblical account of the flood, where forty days and forty nights signify prolonged immersion and transformation through water. This temporal reference functions as a conceptual frame, situating water as a continuous and time-shaping force.
The name Pulputin derives from the Finnish word for “bubbling,” foregrounding the sonic quality of the work and emphasizing sound as a material process characterized by repetition, micro-variation, and continuity.
Engaging water as both material and sonic agent, the sculpture can be understood as an early articulation of concerns later developed in my artistic research on aqua, where water operates as a medium for duration, continuity, and transformation. The work also reflects an ongoing commitment to sound as a primary artistic material and to listening as a mode of attentive engagement.
The red light is flickering with the sound.
