Jul 2 2009

A Castle of Projected Visuals, Melting Before Your Eyes

by Peter Kirn

APPARATI EFFIMERI Tetragram for Enlargement from Apparati Effimeri on Vimeo.

Apparati Effimeri write to let us know about their latest visualist projection mapping project, “TETRAGRAM FOR ENLARGEMENT.” Watching abstract patterns wend their way across the geometries of the castle-like building is hypnotic, to be sure. But it’s as the visuals make the building seem to melt, collapse, and reconstruct itself into fluid shapes worthy of Dali that things
get really interesting.

Blog post + stills

I have to ask: is it really club culture that has “failed” the visualist, or just the limited architectures of the clubs we have now? Projection mapping has tended to be the domain of “art” visuals. But I wonder if music and visuals alike might benefit from sharing new spaces. Heck, I’d be happy to go dance outdoors to adventurous music programming while visuals crept around the buildings around me.

So, do spread this stuff around, because sometimes the live event metaphor in which a lot of us find ourselves is something very different — the silo.

architectural, artists, inspiration, projection, projection mapping, visualist, visuals,

Michael Una

This is totally awesome. Also, I have to ask-

Why do visualists like "blinking" so much?
http://www.sparkav.co.uk toby*spark

"has club culture failed the visualist"… like it was set up to satisfy the visualist! thats a funny idea.

it was an obvious market / magnet, and in many ways diverted the development of "what can be done" for the worse. less wallpaper, more performance art/works, please.
http://createdigitalmusic.com Peter Kirn

It wasn't set up for us, really? I thought that's why you got drink tickets.

Actually, wallpaper to me is strangely compelling. But you want it to be, you know, really good wallpaper.
http://www.vimeo.com/videomapping mj

lots of videomapping in clubs
-> http://www.vimeo.com/videomapping
josh

This is incredible. Question, what sort of projector can cover the side of a building, or are several projectors being used?
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joo

terribly good
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muffin

good job! though it needs some "not-so-obvious effects", i commend the maker for the effort. it looks like some movie do these effects too. what program did you use for this? i would like to learn it. thanks!