Ü & EYEYE

For her first museum project, the internationally acclaimed Swedish artist Lykke Li partners with creative director Theo Lindquist and artist Nick Verstand to transform the Broad’s Oculus Hall into a hyper-sensory cathedral of female romantic fantasy, entitled Ü & EYEYE. Combining infinite video loops with multi-channel spatial audio, Ü & EYEYE evokes a powerful emotional state: the eternally returning cycles of love, addiction, relapse, and obsession. The images, which reverse into a visual palindrome, are designed to activate a unique memory response in each viewer. The heart of the installation is the sonic landscape, incorporating elements of the ancient solfeggio frequencies tuned to the body’s chakras. Lykke has morphed her new album into a score that trespasses the boundary between pop music and the sacred. 4,200 viewers were invited to lay down on the carpet—infused by the artist with the scent of regret and intoxication—and journey inward. This installation connected visitors to The Broad’s special exhibition, Takashi Murakami: Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow through an immersive sensory experience.

Flood Magazine by Steve Appleford