Christoph Keller: Paranomia

The term Paranomia has multiple meanings, one being that which exists alongside the normative. In this inquiry into the entangled aspects of physics and contemporary art, Christoph Keller (b. 1967, Germany) draws a compelling outline of how knowledge is derived in these respective fields. Paranomia is a compact, well-illustrated and smartly designed monograph featuring a series of essays and interviews surrounding the artists five related projects, Aether de la cosmologie la conscience, 2011; Os Tropicos, 2014; Anarcheology, 2014; Small Survey on Nothingness, 2014; and Grey Magic, 2015. Kellers five works consist of ongoing experiments and research in the peripheral sciences that began with Cloudbuster-Project (2003), an attempt to re-create Wilhelm Reichs experiments to influence the atmosphere with orgone energy. Contributions by Bernard Blistne, Horst Bredekamp, Jimena Canales, Sarah Demeuse, Heike Catherina Mertens, Ana Teixeira Pinto, Manuel Raeder, Detlef Thiel and Joseph Vogl.