Carsten Höller on His New Participatory Work: ‘It Makes the Phone Freak Out’

Before Carsten Höller was an artist, he was a scientist. He has a doctorate in agricultural studies for which he concentrated on the communication strategies of insects. Though he would come to shed his academic ambitions, his fascination with communication—both its manipulation and its potential for breakdown—has been a continued source of interest. At Dreamverse, an art and music festival that opens November 4, Höller is debuting a new participatory art piece. 7.8 (Reduce