How, across emptiness, to suggest lush fauna and flora?
How to use sound and light vibrations to interfere with our bearings
and our apprehension of space, while giving it a sense of materiality?
“An imaginary and minimalist landscape, revealing a feeling of luxuriant nature under the visitors' path.”
Vertical light beams shape the space.
By touching a light beam, the visitor widens it and releases a bird song just above him. He feels the warmth of the light on his skin, and the gentle sounds of nature surrounding him.
Once the bird sound ends, the beam narrows down, inviting the visitor to continue his exploration.
A strange fauna draws a landscape that is both abstract and exuberant.
Passifolia is a collective experience, made-to-mesure for La Gaîté Lyrique in Paris (concert room of 20x15m floor space and 10m high ceiling).
The piece is made of 16 interactive modules organically set up in space. The modules are each composed of an automated light, an ultra-directional speaker and a sensor system.
A gentle, immersive and evolutive melody are played by 12 ambient loudspeakers all around the space.
The musical composition for the piece is made-to-measure by the musician Chapelier Fou.
Hundred sounds of birds, squirrels, frogs, etc. recorded in the wild by naturalists are arranged by Chapelier Fou to create an ever-changing harmonious nature soundscape.
Credits
Authors: Nicolas Guichard x Béatrice Lartigue, Lab212 Collective
Commissioned by: Hermès
Development: Jonathan Blanchet, Lab212 Collective x Nicolas Nolibos
Music: Chapelier Fou
Light: Mathieu Cabanes
Sound: Baptiste Pohoski
Naturalist guide: Marc Namblard
Video: ©Yannick Royo
Photos: ©Lab212
