The Disinformation project goes back to 1995, when it was still a vehicle for their experiments with electromagnetic and radio phonic sounds. In the meantime, their research into electronic, sonic and optokinetic phenomena has found itself a place in the contemporary art world. The Origin of Painting is a key work in Disinformation’s oeuvre, a literally impressive sound and light installation which allows visitors to make an impression of their silhouette. This work not only refers to the myths associated to the creation of painting, but also to the atomic shadows on the walls of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. “A dark writing was born. A secret writing, written in the dark, with darkness itself. In the atomic night and on the human surface, a dark, corporeal surface appeared.” (Akira Mizuta Lippit)
