Eight researchers from astrophysics, philosophy, brain research, informatics, evolutionary biology, anthropology and dance have been interviewed based on a selection of their academic articles.
The statements are then removed from their original context and instead an algorithm is responsible for generating meaning based on the themes. In Department of X, the audience becomes the centre of a fictitious meeting between researchers in various disciplines, where the conversations follow an unpredictable pattern that neither leads to agreement or disagreement.
Nanna K. Hougaard attempts to break down existing patterns of knowledge production by resetting and reuniting the understanding of how scientific knowledge works. The work opens up endless potentials of knowledge production by establishing possible links between topics that have no immediate connection. Hougaard's publication with the same title is available in Lydgalleriet's Listening Library.
Curated by Julie Lillelien Porter and co-produced by Lydgalleriet.