Seen as a beautiful bright and sonorous white lady, Circularium is a
kinetic and interactive work of 5 meters high whose architecture is
based on the circle and the concept of circular light.
With this
panoptic scenography and its spatialized sound ambiance, the artist immerses the
audience in a multimedia atmosphere: 360 degrees of light and sound.
The
project aims to use the cylindrical profile of the device for
circulating light frames and orient the eyes and the senses in all
directions, mysteriously revealing the heritage and raising bridges with
the collective imagination.
The work has an impact architecture
and extract stone sensitive qualities contributing to vibrate in
sympathy heritage and visitor, past and look alive.
Circularium is both a short light & sound show and an interactive installation for public experimentation through a handwork gestural controller working with no contact required.
Circularium was originally commissioned by the General Council of Seine-et-Marne (french area department)
for the « Archive Tower » in Blandy-Les-Tours Castle (near Versailles),
an historic and grandiose heritage of the department, completely
revamped.
The artwork receives funding from the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region Council and the Regional Office of Cultural Affairs (French Ministry)
Early 2017 the artwork was awarded by the Scan price, a dedicated price to digital and interactive innovation.
