Simon Weins uses strategies from music, geology and primitive crafts to change the physical state of
objects and materials. Through these transformations he tries to create an increased state of
concentration, in which time and emptiness play a prominent role. In his most recent work, Weins
focuses on the ungraspable space between materials and their environments. The materials he
collects on specific locations are used to create new works by combing natural materials with
analogue sound and film recordings.
Simon Weins approaches the project from his fascination for the transformation of recordings, which
combine both possibilities for information and noise. For ‘TRANSITION ZONE’ Weins works with
analogue film, which he is treats as physical material to reflect on the history of ENCI. In this process
the oven from the ENCI, which is used for producing cement, is playing a central role in his
research.
