Blood Pours from Facial-Mapped Projections of Venetian Noh Masks
Nobumichi Asai and his team at WOW team up with the Ishikawa Watanabe Laboratory and dancers AyaBambi for a first with a state of the art projector and high-speed sensing.
Light Art Installation Plunges Smartphone-Savvy Kids into the Digital World
Iregular’s new immersive audiovisual experience teaches 8–12-year-olds about creating digital personas and giving away their data. First cinema and television, then computers and the internet blurred the lines between reality and
VERTICAL VIDEO: NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR FILMMAKERS
Different categories of video and advertising have embraced the vertical format since 2013. If you can adapt to work with the format, vertical video may be a way to expand
This Giant Kaleidoscope is Really a Rave Cave
‘Light Origami,’ by artist Masakazu Shirane, is a walk-in dome that bends and weaves light. This article was originally published on June 2, 2015 but we think it still rocks! Take
A Solo Jazz Pianist Gets Overtaken by a Fractal Universe in This Gorgeous Music Video
Pianist Tigran Hamasyan’s hypnotic “The Cave of Rebirth” meet Julius Horsthuis’ infinite fractal landscapes in a stunning music video directed by Ruben van Leer. Jazz and algorithms join forces to create
A Magical Coral Orgy Took Over Miami’s New World Center
Soundtracked by Animal Collective and guided by moonlight, Borscht Diez brought virtual reality, a psychedelic opera, and a coral sex party to the Frank Gehry-designed building. To witness Miami’s ability to
Animated Fire Spirals by Daniel Barreto
Here’s a fun series from artist Daniel Barreto who animates infinite loops of flame in these surreal gifs. The brief animations continue his experimentation with light and long exposure photography
Virtual Reality and Theater Come Together to a Classic David Bowie Tune
“HEROES: A Duet in Mixed Reality” redefines theatergoing on every level VR and immersive theater have a lot in common. Both offer temporary reprieves from reality, but more than traditional
Vertigo-Inducing Room Illusions by Peter Kogler
With dizzying wall graphics reminiscent of warped funhouse mirrors, artist Peter Kogler transforms ordinary galleries, transit centers, and lobbies into near hallucinatory experiences. For over 30 years, the Austrian artist
A Phenomenal Projection-Mapping Music Video Shot in a Single Take for Irma’s ‘Save Me’
With a neverending procession of distressing events in the news lately, you might be in need for a substantial dose of something absurdly happy. If so, this new music video