PROJECT 4 33 Installation at Nomen Nescio Gallery Space. 4 33 can be seen as a visual cover version of the John Cage’s silent composition 4’33” (1952). The installation features a blank musical staff made of white neon tubes.
Exploring the concepts of time and space, the piece stretches physically to 4 meters and 33 centimeters in length, and its illumination lasts exactly 4 minutes and 33 seconds. The staff lights up line by line, remains fully lit for the duration, and then dims sequentially, creating a temporal rhythm that mirrors Cage’s exploration of silence and attention.
The installation was accompanied by the 4 33 Festival, a special evening featuring stellar artists performing 4-minute-and-33-second pieces. The artists included Ada Aik, Heta Bilaletdin, Islaja, Malla, Ringa Manner and sound engineer Mauri Syrjälä.
INSTALLATION CONCEPT, VISUAL IDENTITY
Tomi Leppänen INSTALLATION PHOTOS Timo Leskelä FESTIVAL VIDEO Pasi Kortström YEAR 2026
Exploring the concepts of time and space, the piece stretches physically to 4 meters and 33 centimeters in length, and its illumination lasts exactly 4 minutes and 33 seconds. The staff lights up line by line, remains fully lit for the duration, and then dims sequentially, creating a temporal rhythm that mirrors Cage’s exploration of silence and attention.
The installation was accompanied by the 4 33 Festival, a special evening featuring stellar artists performing 4-minute-and-33-second pieces. The artists included Ada Aik, Heta Bilaletdin, Islaja, Malla, Ringa Manner and sound engineer Mauri Syrjälä.
INSTALLATION CONCEPT, VISUAL IDENTITY
Tomi Leppänen INSTALLATION PHOTOS Timo Leskelä FESTIVAL VIDEO Pasi Kortström YEAR 2026