So.. I was at a party last night
London, UK, 2011

Commissioned by the poet Sabrina Mahfouz for her solo show Dry Ice(Showed 20th – 23rd April 2011, at the New Wimbledon Theatre, London), "So.." is a collaboration with designer Roland Ellis.


Conversations and interactions form the stimulus for this reactive light installation. Each point of light has a character and together they form a dynamic canopy complementing the frequencies and amplitudes of a performance.

30 tungsten lamps with intricate filaments are suspended above the performer. The arrangement pitches toward the audience forming a luminous ceiling, such that the stories might be told from beneath the sheets or within an alcove.

A microphone captures the audio, which is analysed real time producing the canopy’s illuminating reactions. The analytical software is controlled live to allow the poetry and the light to united in performance.

The naturally smooth dimming of the tungsten lends well to the classic aesthetic given to the canopy.


The glass of the lamps is of various forms, from the classic bulb to large spheres, cones and tubes; each with its own intricate filament glowing inside. When extinguished the glass is speckled with reflections of light from around the canopy.

Credits


Concept & Design: Andrea Cuius, Roland Ellis

Photos courtesy of Tomas Hein

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