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Allan Kaprow, Yard (1967), Pasadena Art Museum, Photo: Julian Wasser/Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles

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IMMERSIVE AUDIOVISUAL ENVIRONMENTS - XXI

New collection on immersive environments.  Compiling audiovisual places built on a tridimensional matrix where the data is materialized in space. Check previous collections under the tag “Immersive Audiovisual Environments”.

[pic.: DEEP WEB, Christopher Bauder and Robert Henke // UNFOLD, Ryoichi Kurokawa // TANGENT, 1024arquitecture]

UNFOLD

“Unfold is a synaesthetic, immersive audio-visual experience. Through a complete unison of sight and sound, Kurokawa has created a beautifully abstract (but scientifically based) expression of the beginning of the universe. This new body of work translates space data, specifically the phenomena surrounding the formation and evolution of stars and galaxies, into sounds, images and vibrations.” (description via FACT)

By Ryoichi Kurokawa, 2016. More info here and here.

PLACE SCAPE

“A maze of thousands of white elastic rubber strings, reaching from the floor up to the ceiling, forms a grid of vertical lines on which a moving image of an abstract landscape is being projected. The installation deals with conceptions of cinematic space and the viewer in relation to the projection, i.e. the human to his surroundings. It is designed in a way that directly integrates the viewer by breaking up the distance between projection, audience and screen.”

A collaboration between Wolfgang Bittner, Lyndsey Housden, Yoko Seyama and Jeroen Uyttendaele, 2015. More info at the project’s webpage.

LULL

“In the center of an unlit 6,000-square-foot warehouse, waves of liquid light undulate wistfully across the walls of a semitransparent triangular structure. Simple rules shape this ever-evolving animation, giving rise to organic abstracted patterns with complex behavior that teeter between order and chaos. Immersed in layers of distant melodies that reverberate in sync with the surging fluid, as well as in a dense plume of fog that extends and blurs the light within, visitors dip in and out of the sculpture as if in a dream.”

By av-controls, 2016. More info here.

TANGENT

“A spatial, visual and sound installation for the exhibition "Habiter le Campement”, presented at Cite de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine, Paris”

By 1024 Architecture (Pier Schneider + François Wunschel), 2016.  

DEEP WEB

“Deep Web is an installation using 12 high precision lasers and a matrix of 175 moving balloons to create a dramatic three dimensional sculpture of lines and dots floating in space above the audience. The choreography is synced to a musical score played back in 8 channel surround sound.”

By Christopher Bauder and Robert Henke, 2016. More info here and here. (video by Michael Wolf)

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IMMERSIVE AUDIOVISUAL ENVIRONMENTS - XX

Collecting audiovisual spaces shaped by lights and shadow. Check previous collections under the tag “Immersive Audiovisual Environments”.

[pic. LUXATE, João Beira // WAVE IS MY NATURE, Vtol // BOÎTE NOIRE, Martin Messier]

WAVE IS MY NATURE

The project draws from the theory of Wave–particle duality which considers the light to be a particle and a wave at the same time. In this case, the notion of the “wave” is uniform for the sound wave, light wave and a “tangible” kinetic wave with wide amplitude, physically presented in the space as stretched cables moved by a system of motors.

By VTOL, 2015. More info here.

 INTO THE VOID

An array of triangles is placed on the floor, each one has a LED strip on the back which are connected to an Arduino. On MAX, series of random numbers generators and different probabilities trigger a signal to each triangle, making it turn on or off. Max communicates with the Arduino through Maxuino.At the same time that a triangle is triggered a MIDI message is sent to Ableton Live and plays notes on a MIDI Instrument and an OSC message is sent to Processing for the Visual output.

By Rodrigo Carvalho, 2015. More info and full credits at the project’s page.

LUXATE

Luxate explores the perception of light and space awareness. Activated by motion, Luxate morphs from an AV installation to a dance performance, generating a live dialogue between the performers and the environment beyond the screen.

Concept and art direction Joao Beira, 2015.

LUMISOKEA

Stage design and projections for Lumisokea Audiovisual Performance

Visuals by Yannick Jacquet, Music by Lumisokea, 2012.

BOÎTE NOIRE

With BOÎTE NOIRE (Black box), Martin Messier puts a beam of light, projected into a large transparent prism, into sounds and movements. Trying to define the edges of this elusive element, he materializes the extension of its shapes and decomposes its frequencies. In a dark room, the spectator sees and ears the development of the white specter: its contradictions and distensions, its curves and lines, its appearances and disappearances. It is as if the box, filled with ghostly signals, was containing pieces of past events and with his installation, Messier invites the public to put history back together.

By Martin Messier, 2014. More info and full credits here.

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IMMERSIVE AUDIOVISUAL ENVIRONMENTS - XIX

Collecting Virtual, Augmented and Mixed realities, places built on a tridimensional matrix where the data is materialized in space. More Immersive Spaces under the tag “Immersive Audiovisual Environments”.

“Unthinkable complexity. Lines of light ranged in the non-space of the mind, clusters and constellations of data. Like city lights, receding.” William Gibson “Neuromancer”, 1981

By Sila Sveta and Tundra, 2015. PORTA ESTEL-LAR “An immersive light and sound installation inside a plane.”

“Through the creation of visual and sound sequences that suggest the idea of interstellar travel, we make the audience fly to outer space in an intense six-minute trip, from departure and takeoff to the sighting of comets, planets, galaxies, crossing nebulae and visiting alien worlds, until finally returning safe to earth"

By PlayMID (Playmodes + MID), 2015. More info at the creators project’s article. PRESPECTION “Perspection examines the sound-image relationships from synchronicity to independence of visual and sonic cues of perception through a series of generative audiovisual compositions. Through the use of multistable imagery and sonics the barrier between the physical and screen spaces are modulated between distinct and blurred, heightening the act of perception.”

By Matthew Bierderman and Pierce Warnecke, 2015 .  More info at the project page. IN THE EYES OF THE ANIMALS “This new commission enables audiences to encounter England’s forests anew through an immersive virtual reality experience, told by the inhabitants of the forest. A 360º film, it is an artistic interpretation of the sensory perspectives of three species natural to the site.The forest & animals were captured using techniques such as lidar & CT scanning, photogrammetry and a bespoke-built 360º aerial camera. Footage was processed using custom software to create the landscapes explored in the work. The film is set to a binaural soundtrack using audio recordings sourced from the surrounding woodland.”

By Marshmallow Laser Feast, 2015. Detailed info at creative application’s article. FITZANIA “Part immersive game, part preventative medicine check-up, the Fitzania installation at the Museum of Future Government Services explores ways of making healthcare more personalized, accessible, enjoyable and a part of everyday life.The orb vibrates acknowledging successful log-in as you lift it from the pedestal. Stepping into the game space you complete a series of spatial alignments, increasing in speed and difficulty. As you position the orb in 3D, Fitzania's advanced sensors analyze your bio-metric signals. All tests complete, you return the orb to receive a prescription tailored to your needs.”

By Specular Projects, 2015. More info here.

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IMMERSIVE AUDIOVISUAL ENVIRONMENTS - XVIII

18th collection of immersive spaces, dedicated to audiovisual spaces shaped by lights and sound. Check previous collections under the tag “Immersive Audiovisual Environments”.

The pioneer audiovisual spaces Polytopes, by Iánnis Xenákis during the 1960s and 1970s, can be considered the “starting point for many contemporary researches in multimedia performances and immersive environments” (Farbizi, 2014  “Yannis Xenakis’ Polytopes: Cosmogonies in Sound and Architecture” ).

[pic. PARALLELS, Nonotak // N-POLYTONE,  Chris Salter // HYPERJUMP, Tundra] HYPERLINE

“Immersive audio reactive installation exploring electroluminescent technology (EL). 360 meters of EL wires segmented in 30 independent sections. These sections are controlled by an audio reactive setup built in Arduino and Pure Data that splits the audio signal to represent it visually and dynamically in real time.”

By Devicers, 2014. More info here.

HYPERJUMP

“Hyperjump explores the idea, set by this paradoxical combination: the basketball court, representing the physicality, we have from the nature, together with the architecture of the classicism period, the symbol of the human rationality. 25 moving head light beams on a truss stands and a powerful sound system were installed along the hall. While the light sculpture started to move, the electronic light devices came to life, turning into the actors themselves, bringing the light, shut in the strict geometry back, to its unpredictable nature.”

By TUNDRA, 2015. More info, pictures and full credits here.

PARALLELS

“Parallels explores light as a material, but this time the space as a whole becomes their screen.( Reference to Daydream installation series) The boundaries and notion of space, become abstract as the audience crosses the room, but in doing so, the audience also affects the space by breaking the light. This installation is strongly connected to the space in which it takes place; it lives within it. But as soon as the light hits the walls that define the space it reaches its limits and stops reproducing itself. The installation is also inspired by Anthony Mccall's exploration of light and space.”

By Nonotak, 2015. More info here. A CHANDELIER FOR ONE OF MANY POSSIBLE ENDS

“92 individual light elements each controlled by a Geiger counter. Lights flash in response to the Geiger counters detecting high energy particles of radioactivity from sources both terrestrial and cosmic. Normal levels of environmental radioactivity cause the instillation to flicker randomly. A source of contamination great enough to cause the entire chandelier to remain solidly lit would be fatal to any living thing in the room.”

By Phillip David Stearns, 2014. More info here.

N_POLYTONE - Behaviors in Light and Sound After Iannis Xenakis

“N_Polytope: Behaviors in Light and Sound After Iannis Xenakis is a spectacular light and sound performance-installation combining cutting edge lighting, lasers, sound, sensing and machine learning software inspired by composer Iannis Xenakis’s radical 1960s- 1970s works named Polytopes (from the Greek ‘poly’, many and ‘topos’, space).”

“N_Polytope is based on the attempt to both re-imagine Xenakis’ work with probabilistic/stochastic systems with new techniques as well as to explore how these techniques can exemplify our own historical moment of extreme instability”.

Concept and Direction: Chris Salter, 2012. More info here. Besides the version above (Gijon), N-Polytopes has been presented in different versions and forms in Basel, Berlin and Montreal.

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IMMERSIVE AUDIOVISUAL ENVIRONMENTS - XVII

List of five more interactive dance performances in responsive audiovisual spaces. The performers are immersed in hyper-sensorial alternative mixed realities and interact with sound and visuals. Check previous Immersive Spaces under the tag “Immersive Audiovisual Environments”.

[PIC.: I DON’T REMEMBER BEING RAISED LIKE THIS: The Symptoms + Gábor Karcis + Zsolt Korai + Gábor Papp // DIVIDE BY ZERO: Nina Kov + Catarina Carvalho + Hellicar & Lewis //  MOVEMENT DEL AIR: Adrien M & Claire B ]

WITH OUI

“WITH OUI” is an audiovisual dance performance. The narrative of the piece develops around human communication and mutually supportive relationships. A bright object in the middle of the stage acts as source of knowledge and connecting link between the dancers. This object contains inside a motion sensor (a Wiimote controller) and is used in specific moments by the dancers as a performative object to manipulate audio.

Choreography: Billie Secular, Ladonna Matchett; Sound: Eli Fieldsteel; Live Visuals: Rodrigo Carvalho, 2015. More info here.

I DON’T REMEMBER BEING RAISED LIKE THIS

“Don’t Remember Being Raised Like This is a subjective inventory of recollections, both real and fictitious, collected by each company member in 7-year intervals, up to the imagined age of 77. The show was inspired by a workshop with Petra Ardai, founder of the Space Theatre.”

Creator-performers: Réka Szabó, Emese Cuhorka, István Gőz, Dániel Szász | Light and space: Attila Szirtes |Costume: Edit Szűcs | Visual design, interactive technology: Gábor Karcis, Zsolt Korai, Gábor Papp. 2014. More info here.

MOVEMENT DEL AIR

“The performance matches seemingly impossible visions: images look alive while bodies fly, defying gravity. The acrobatic and digital choreography outlines a body language that involves a new relationship to time, space and the whole world. Beyond looking for technical achievement, what matters is the attempt at creating a motion dreamscape by way of images.”

By Adrien M & Claire B, 2015. More info here.

DIVIDE BY ZERO

Divide By Zero’ is set in an environment where connections between personal unconscious content and digital interfaces are made possible.

Choreography: Nina Kov, Dancer: Catarina Carvalho, Art Direction and Interactive Design: Hellicar & Lewis, Music: Paul Child, 2014. More info here.

FUTURE SELF

"FUTURE SELF studies human movement, mirroring interaction in dance, light and sound, while exploring the self, present and future."

By rAndom International (media artist collective), Wayne McGregor (choreographer), and Max Richte (composer). 2013. Produced by MADE. Video Documentation here.

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