Paul Ramirez Jonas, Pause and Play, 2000. musical instruments, alarm clock. 700 × 100 × 200 cm. Courtesy of the artist. The 1st Seoul International Media Art Biennale media_city seoul 2000 city: between 0 and 1. Seoul Museum of History. 2000
Ramirez Jonas’s work reveals processes of innovation by presenting prototypes and their variations. His work bridges historical gaps between original inventions and their modern interpretations, such as using reconstructed Edison-style wax cylinders to record Apollo 11 flight communications. A connected digital clock displays random numbers; when it reaches zero, it activates a compressed air pump that creates sound using instruments strewn on the floor, transforming almost every moment into a celebration.
