Anechoic Chambers

Alastair Philip Wiper

Presented in conjunction with the Copenhagen photo festival, Solar/Anechoic deals with he unintentional beauty of science and research facilities: in particular, the anechoic chambers at the technical University of Denmark and the four solaire in the French Pyrenees- the world’s largest solar furnace. The solo exhibited by Copenhagen-based photographer Alastair Philip Wiper at the Etage Gallery captures these purely functional facilities in the new light, highlighting how they push the limits of heat, radio and sound waves. Influenced by how these intricate architectural volumes have contributed to the advancement of mankind-both on our planet and in space, the exhibit provokes an analysis of the complexities and magnificence of human ingenuity, celebrated in a visual documentation