Carsten Nicolai

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Carsten Nicolai (born 1965) is an artist based in Berlin.

Nicolai was born in Karl-Marx-Stadt, Germany, also known as Noto or Alva Noto, is an artist who is very active as a musician in the field of glitch music and a co-founder of the renowned German record label Raster-Noton. He has created music from overlooked sounds – the noises of modems and telephones for example.

Carsten Nicolai is also working as a visual artist. Using the principles of Cymatics he visualizes sound. Nicolai’s practice is formed by a convergence of sound, painting and sculpture that results in installations exploring the idea of creativity filtered through modularized systems and codes. His music features prominently in his art. Nicolai’s work exposes the limitations, and potential beauty and creativity, possible within strict logical systems.