Sonumbra
For SHINE festival 2006, Sunderland City Council and ISIS Arts commissioned Loop.pH to make an interactive installation using light - this innovative art and design studio presented Sonumbra:
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Photos copyright © Stan Gamester 2006
| Sonumbra creates a responsive play space by erecting an umbrella structure in Mowbray Park. It responds to the interplay and activity of the people orbiting the umbrella by casting a sonic shade of light. The atmosphere of musical rhythms, harmonies and luminous patterns are composed by the visitors' movement - either active or passive. The light-emitting fabric of the umbrella is crafted into a lacework of many electroluminescent fibres. This latticed pattern is animated in concert with the generated surround sound. It illustrates visually the visitors' position in the constellation. Wandering unaware or actively gravitating towards Sonumbra each person plays a part and becomes a note in a unique composition of light and sound. | Loop.pH is a multidisciplinary partnership
set up in 2002 by Rachel Wingfield with artist Mathias Gmachl. It
specialises in the design and research of responsive textiles & structures
for the built environment. Their skills include the design, construction
and fabrication of structural and responsive textiles. They conduct an
extensive range of research activities and collaborate with industry.
Their work aims to provide a more intuitive understanding of our natural
environment and mediates between craft, technology and nature. www.loop.ph |
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