architecture – F15 54-498/54-798/60-446/60-746: Expanded Theater

“Araneola” by Friedrich van Schoor (2012)

aiott — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 01:05:08 +0000

Spiders recorded on a scale model of a building and projected on a larger scale on the building.

Vimeo / Friedrich van Schoor – via Iframely

“Hidden Worlds” by Seeper for Illuminating York (2014)

bingruitang — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 03:26:51 +0000

This is another main peace of Illuminating York in year 2014, taking place onto the Crown Court Building at the end of October. The theme for the 2014 festival was Leading Lights, which uncovered the rich history and future innovation and discovery in the city of York.

Hidden Worlds was by Seeper, a leading group that have worked in digital projection for more than 15 years. It was inspired by York’s own John Snow, the 19th century physician who not only discovered how cholera spread, but also went on to pioneer the use of anaesthetics – saving countless lives and misery for those undergoing surgery.

“Hirshhorn Museum, Washington D.C.” by Kristof Wodiczko (1988)

bgansky — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 02:22:19 +0000

This piece offers a portrait of the inner personality of the Hirshhorn Museum, a modern art museum located in close proximity to the National Mall and federal government buildings in Washington D.C. The gun and the candle seem to indicate violence and religious sensation, as the microphones are reminiscent of a press conference, of many channels for one voice and correspondingly high volume. This piece may well be considered as a portrait of America.

“Rose” for Illuminating York by The Projection Studio (2010)

bingruitang — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 02:19:29 +0000

Vimeo / Ross Ashton – via Iframely

“Ut Rosa Flos Florum, sic est Domus Ista Domorum”(As the rose is the flower of flowers, so is this the house of houses) The piece is shown onto the South Transept of York Minster for the 2010 Illuminating York Festival. Over the four days of the installation, “Rose” had 65,000 visitors.

The piece was a meditation on the meaning of Rose in collaboration with Karen Monid.

“Rose” was divided into four sections. The first concentrated on the rose as symbol of Yorkshire, complete with Latin inscription taken from the Cathedral’s chapter house and sounds bring Yorkshire’s wild nature to life. The second section, “Rose Garden” combined love poetry spoken by local volunteers with images of climbing rose trees. This then led into “Mary”, which combined images of the Virgin Mary with an extract of the York Minster choir singing “Magnificat Septimi Toni” by Lassus. The final part was a study of perfection, both mathematical and tonal as glass sounds accompanied stained glass imagery and geometrical shapes and patterns.