data storage of a true spectrum (2020)

In Data Storage of a True Spectrum, shards of compact discs revolve on a motorised axis, refracting beams of sunlight onto the gallery wall. Inspired by an illustration from a children’s science book, Xenofontos transforms a simple experiment into a shimmering installation where industrial detritus becomes a prism of spectral light. The work explores memory and obsolescence, turning discarded digital media into a luminous archive that resists invisibility. Data Storage of a True Spectrum reflects Xenofontos’s ongoing engagement with material residues of technology, revealing how outmoded media can still generate wonder and new perceptual experiences.

Image: Konstantinos Andrikoulas.

Eternal, 2025, sculpture, Phillips CDs, electrical motor, metal , direct sunlight, 50 x 41 x 52 cm. Courtesy Helena and Igor Czernecki Collection, London

Solar Sail Fall, 2025, Mirror louvres, hexagon metal shape, 14 x 7 x 6 cm. Courtesy the artist and Hot Wheels Athens London

Return, 2025, Phillips CD's, electrical motor, metal. Courtesy Private Collection, Athens

LOCATION; Apoteka – prostor za suvremenu umjetnost (Apoteka – Space for Contemporary Art)