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"BETWEEN" ENERGY SPACES ...is a project with visual artist Bettina Schuelke. I co-developed the concept and produced the soundtrack (an electronic score in five parts) and moving images. The BETWEEN exhibits in Bruxelles and Antwerp were organized by Ad!dictlab.com. My interactive projections - which is like playing colors and light on a keyboard- are powered by arkaos Visual Technologies.
Exhibitions: Ad!dict Creative Lab, 25/09/03- 25/11/03 Barthelemylaan 20/ 22. Bruxelles, Belgium in cooperation with PANTONE. 1) What are BETWEENs? They are art objects between worlds. Their appearance ranges from camouflage to gaudy, from pastel to iridescent. Their organic shapes create their own floating space. Free of gravity, they are messengers between different realities. 2) Details Light, transparent, dancing in constant motion to a subtle choreography of colorful rays, moving images and music, the BETWEENs are up to six meters tall with a fossile, jurassic and archaic look and feel. The surfaces of transparent fabrics appear like skins of materialized energy beings. Shadow and light, reflections of metallic pigments and different translucent layers of fabric are opening spaces for the viewer. Inspiring and reflective views into and through the Betweens unveil insights and unlock spatial and spiritual dimensions. Every Between shares its own tale with us in shape, color, light, multimedia projections and sound. The multimedia performance encompasses structures, sound, light, space and movement. It combines the analog with the digital realm, adding another dimension for the visitors. In this light, the artists offer their unique interpretation of Plato's "Allegory of the Cave". For the exhibitions in Bruxelles and Antwerp, Bettina Schuelke built two BETWEEN objects, one called "3m GREEN" (Brussels) and one called "5m RED" (Antwerp). On a road trip through Belgium and France in the summer of 03, Schuelke and Barth photographed and filmed BETWEEN objects in different environments. Aspects such as shadow and light, color, motion and stillness, form and abstraction, modes of perception, natural and man-made worlds were centerpieces of their analytical research and creative expression. Their documentary lead them to abandoned factory halls, the forests of the Alsace, the beaches of the Bretagne and the Eiffel Tower in Paris. In these different settings, BETWEENs were filmed in interaction with space and surroundings. With this, another layer was added to the concept. A concept which transcends the object- oriented into the relation- oriented state of perception, exploring permutating context- relations between object, viewer and environment in outside and inside worlds. The footage material was used as basis for new works: Large format pictures and paintings, short movies, animations and sound, all being presented at the exhibitions. This huge collection of material is permanently building the book/ catalog and DVD. The concept of BETWEEN and the images are the basis for the book/ catalogue. The soundtrack, short movies, animations and the impressions on the road are the cornerstones of the DVD. Book/ catalogue and DVD are again basis for more creative works and research on institutions and museums, such as the "Mediakeskus LUME" in Helsinki, Finland. 3) IMPLEMENTATION, TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
BETWEEN as textile- object, the structure. Free- floating, hanging, moving. 3.2. IMAGES IN SPACE Works on paper by Bettina Schuelke 3.3 LIGHT IN SPACE Illuminating the object(s) and the space. HARDWARE, according to room and artistic requirements. 3.4 SOUNDTRACK- SOUND IN SPACE Composed and produced by Thomas Barth. Rendition of the layer- architecture and the emotional messsage of "BETWEEN". The sounds, melodies and the architecture of the music are in resonance to the number FIVE. Ambience in combination with the music. Live- performance in dialogue with interactive visual technology and moving images. The software for this is sponsored by arkaos, a leading developer from Belgium. HARD-/ SOFTWARE: Notebook, Synthesizer, Sequencer, Sampler, Studio- recordings, PA with about 2000 Watt, calculated for a room size of 30m x 10m x 8m, 2- 4 speakers, cables. 3.5 MOVING IMAGES IN SPACE Interactive projection of the movies, video sequences and live image into the room through the BETWEEN. HARDWARE: Notebook, Video- Beamer (SONY VPL- PX 40 or better), cables. 4. SUMMARY: BETWEEN contains elements from the fine arts, music, word, video and animation encompassing multi- dimensional topics. Exhibits as of Sept/ Oct. 03 for the next three years.
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