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Immersive Light Tunnels Create Illusions of Infinity

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8 years ago

March 9, 2017

FrontFX Magazine

‘Daydream V.4’ uses sound and image to create tunnels of light.

This article was originally published on November 12, 2014 but we think it still rocks!

Paris-based duo Noemi Schipfer and Takami Nakamoto, together known as Nonotak Studio, released their Daydream installation, which uses rows of translucent fabric to create an immersive and otherwordly interactive experience. The rows of fabric that comprise Daydream scatter light that’s projected onto them, creating radiating geometric patterns and immersing visitors in alternating, perception distorting blue shapes. The piece went on display at the MU / STRP Festival for GLOW Next, at Eindhoven, Netherlands. The project’s current incarnation features four side-by-side screens (previously there have been one, two, and three) which give the illusion of tunnels of light.

Which tunnel would you walk choose to walk through?

The four screens makes for a 180-degree experience that alternately overwhelms and disorients the viewer. Daydream V.4 also has a four-output sound system to spatialize the sound, creating a stereophonic cacophony of droning, glitchy noises that fluctuate in time with the visuals.

The symbiotic relationship between sound and image is a result of using Ableton in conjunction with VJ graphics software Resolume. Music acts as the trigger for the looping visuals. “When you get closer and closer to the installation,” explains Nakamoto, “it’s not an object any more—you’re entering a virtual space created by layers of fabric.”

Also on display at the festival is another Nonotak piece, Silhouettes, which we previewed back in the day. The piece is based around the interplay between space and light, “Dots become lines, lines become curves. Directions and trajectories are drawn, space becomes oriented and is set in motion. Space is not vacuum, literally, but it becomes matter and it starts dancing in a field of shadow and light,” its creators say.

The piece is based around controlling 90 hallogen light bulbs with lots of DMX drivers. “Everything is based on shadow,” Nonotak explains. “The canvas looks like it’s moving but the moving elements are only shadows. They are 10,000 wood sticks placed on a 4m by 2m canvas.” You can check it out below:

Learn more about Nonotak here.

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The Sharjah Light Festival is back with 11 nights of colourful displays

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3 years ago

January 31, 2022

FrontFX Magazine

The festival kicks off next month

There’s a dazzling projection art event coming to Sharjah.

Sharjah Light Festival is returning for 2022 with 11 nights of colourful projections and music. If this year is anything like previous festivals, our eyes are in for a treat.

The colourful festival is the first and only of its kind in the region and has been running for over ten years. It attracts thousands of visitors to up to 20 locations in Sharjah each year. The designs are inspired by local culture, stories and traditions.

The 2022 Sharjah Light Festival goes from February 9 to February 20 and is organized by the Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority.

The festival brings a kaleidoscope of creative lights and colour to Sharjah’s architecture. Diverse locations are featured during the annual show, with light and sound spectacles that transform them. (Have your camera ready.) The festival uses energy-saving lighting technology and all the lights and projectors used have passed certification for environmental compliance.

The Sharjah Light Festival also showcases the emirate’s rich heritage and historical monuments. Local and international artists, musicians and light technicians collaborate to showcase the emirate’s achievements.

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