Impulse
Description
An 8 minute audio visual spectacular was the culmination of an evenings celebration to welcome the new V&A Museum in Dundee, designed by Kengo Kuma. Recordings of sounds from all over Dundee and within the building itself- as well as greetings in 30 languages from the local community- were used to compose the “voice“ of the new building, and the music that followed. Projectors were not used to light the building, instead dynamic lighting rigs were synchronised to the music through MIDI. The event was broadcast live on the BBC.
Pioneer artist Tom deMajo worked these “planetoids” into a short video and composed a haunting soundtrack. The result was a hypnotic installation at Ars Electronica 2023—so immersive that viewers were drawn physically into the projection space, compelled to move closer and engage with on a physical level – crouching, sitting, or calmly watching.
Pioneer artist Tom deMajo worked these “planetoids” into a short video and composed a haunting soundtrack. The result was a hypnotic installation at Ars Electronica 2023—so immersive that viewers were drawn physically into the projection space, compelled to move closer and engage with on a physical level – crouching, sitting, or calmly watching.