


Quantum Memories: Noise A, B and C
2020
Quantum Memories: Noise A, B and C presents three chromogenic prints drawn from Refik Anadol's landmark 2020 series, in which the Istanbul-born, Los Angeles-based artist harnessed quantum computing processes to transform vast repositories of human memory and natural data into cascading fields of luminous color and turbulent form. Each sheet, measuring 440 by 440 millimeters, captures a distinct noise state within the broader system Anadol constructed, rendering the invisible logic of machine cognition as something arrestingly sensory. The works occupy a precise position in Anadol's practice where algorithmic infrastructure ceases to be merely a tool and becomes the generative subject itself, producing imagery that feels simultaneously ancient and radically contemporary. The three prints arrive as a cohesive set, each bearing the artist's signature alongside an embedded QR code that connects the physical object to its digital provenance, an integration that reflects Anadol's consistent interest in dissolving boundaries between material and immaterial experience. Issued in an edition of 413, the works sit at an accessible entry point into a body of work that has been exhibited at institutions including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Serpentine Galleries in London, lending the edition considerable institutional credibility. The chromogenic medium rewards close attention, with the density and warmth of the photographic print anchoring what might otherwise remain purely ephemeral data into an object of tangible presence. Collectors should note that the works are currently held in Europe, and shipping arrangements will originate from that location. As this lot has been imported into the United Kingdom under temporary importation for auction purposes, buyers will be required to pay import VAT at five percent, though this charge is refundable upon verified export outside the United Kingdom.
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- The set of three chromogenic prints
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- Forum Auctions, London, UK
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