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Brompton brings Kim Asendorf’s digital art to life at Art Basel Hong Kong
30th September, 2026
Project Overview:
At Art Basel Hong Kong 2026, contemporary art gallery Nguyen Wahed presented PXL DUO POD, a large-scale interactive digital artwork by German visual artist Kim Asendorf. The installation formed part of Zero 10, Art Basel’s global initiative dedicated to art of the digital era.
A development within Asendorf’s expanding PXL ecosystem, PXL DUO POD presented two evolving digital forms across LED screens, positioned side by side and powered by Brompton Technology processing. Visitors could use a control pad to rotate the forms, zoom in and adjust the camera angle, directly influencing their experience of the work.
The Challenge:
Asendorf’s work depends on carefully developed colour palettes, clearly separated pixels and deep black backgrounds that create a strong sense of depth and space. The LED display was therefore integral to the artwork, rather than simply a surface on which the content was shown.
Visitors could stand close to the installation, requiring the screens to operate at a comfortable low brightness while retaining colour accuracy, tonal detail and clean pixel separation. The central challenge was to reproduce on LED exactly what Asendorf had envisioned within the software.
The Solution
Brompton’s processing enabled the LED screens to reproduce Asendorf’s intricate pixel structures and carefully selected colours accurately, even at the lower brightness levels needed for close viewing.
- ROE Visual Topaz 2.6mm LED panels: The two side-by-side LED screens brought PXL DUO POD to life, presenting two evolving systems whose colours, movement and pixel density interacted continuously.
- 4K Tessera SX40 LED processor with Tessera XD 10G data distribution units: Brompton’s consistent LED processing ensured that colour, brightness and tonal response remained aligned across both screens as the two digital art forms evolved and interacted.
Brompton Features Used
- Dark Magic: Preserved smooth gradients and fine detail at the low brightness levels required for close viewing.
- OSCA (On-Screen Colour Adjustment): Matched the colour and brightness of individual LED panels to create a seamless, uniform display.
- ChromaTune: Enabled precise adjustments to the video signal so Asendorf’s carefully selected colours were reproduced accurately.
Technical Challenges:
Because individual pixels form an intentional part of PXL DUO POD, even small variations in colour or brightness could change how the artwork was perceived. These differences would be particularly noticeable at close viewing distances. Brompton processing preserved subtle colour variations and detail within the darkest areas of the image, helping the illuminated forms remain clearly defined against their black backgrounds. This allowed the physical LED installation to act as a faithful extension of Asendorf’s software-based artwork.
Outcome
The completed installation presented PXL DUO POD with the colour, depth and pixel-level clarity intended by the artist. The combination of ROE Visual LED panels and Brompton Tessera processing translated Asendorf’s evolving digital structures onto a large physical canvas without compromising their distinctive visual character.
**Image Credit: Kim Asendorf & Nguyen Wahed
I create software art meant to run on every device. Brompton Technology changed my mind. I care deeply about display quality, but what Brompton controllers bring to LED walls is almost surreal. Now I have a first-choice setup.
Kim Asendorf, Visual Artist
I had the chance to bring Kim, along with the artist Leander Herzog, to visit Brompton in London and it was a great opportunity to see artists connect with a technology behind the display. Kim’s work relies on subtle differences in colour, extremely deep blacks and the clear separation of individual pixels. Fuse provided technical management for the [Art Basel] Miami Beach presentation and introduced the team to Absen, while the more recent [Art Basel] Hong Kong installation used ROE Visual Topaz LED panels. Brompton processing was the common element across both presentations, helping preserve the depth, detail and distinctive visual character of Kim’s work across two different premium LED walls.
Matthew Ward, Fuse Technical Group
I was fortunate to be in the room when Kim visited our London headquarters with Matthew. It was fascinating to see how the work we have been doing over the lifetime of Brompton Technology to enhance accuracy and faithful image reproduction dovetails with the work Kim is creating, and to learn more about this rapidly growing area of art. Seeing his response to our tools, and the pleasure he took in viewing his work rendered on LED using features we have developed over more than a decade, was hugely gratifying. It demonstrated how processing can become integral to the way an artwork is experienced, rather than simply a means of displaying content.
Rob Fowler, Director of Business Development at Brompton Technology
