The Library of the Winds
Haseeb Ahmed, 2022
Concept & realisation: Haseeb Ahmed
Production: Werktank, with the support of the Flemish community
© Photos Haseeb Ahmed, Quentin Chevrier, Trystan Lothaire
Previously
2022 - KIKK in Town, Namur (Belgium)
2023 - Harlan Levey Projects 1080, Brussels (Belgium)
2023 - KADOC, Leuven (Belgium)
2023 - LinkFestival, Oviedo (Spain)
2024 - Anyway The Wind Blows at C-mine, Genk (Belgium)
The wind inaugurates chaos or change. The Library of the Winds features an air-powered lottery machine which selects one of the World’s great winds. Aeoliphones have been used in theater and opera since the 16th century to create the sound of wind. The automated aeoliphones here play back the selected winning wind. Just as the spinning of the Earth sets its winds in motion so too does The Library of the Winds revolve, resembling a special form of carousel. The wind speaks to many of our senses, in The Library of the Winds there is no wind, but the effect that it has on our senses is replicated, especially the sense of sound, sight and orientation.
