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Musical Spotlights Dance Through an Empty Warehouse

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8 years ago

March 8, 2017

Light and sound meet in perfect synchrony in Cocolab’s ‘White Canvas’ installation.

A blacked-out warehouse in Mexico City hosts a new immersive audiovisual installation by Cocolab, the multidisciplinary Mexican design studio previously responsible for beautifully illuminated cathedrals and giant laser spheres. In their new project, White Canvas, a long grrd of stage spotlights produce slick and dynamic light movements that animate a trip-hop score written by a Belgian act called Before Tigers. In a similar vein to Nonotak, each light in the installation can be manipulated individually and choreographed to perform with or illuminate any individual sound.

Undulating columns of light move like waves over sweeping synth chords—rolling lines of flickering lights augment screeching white noise samples. The interaction between light and sound within the installation is so fluid it looks like one could actually be producing the other. See for yourself in the video below:

White Canvas was commissioned by the creative laboratory ACRA for the 2016 TagCDMX festival. For more information about the festival, head over to their website. To see more from Cocolab, click 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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