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This precise relationship is the concept behind Lima, Peru's light-and-sound set-up called "DJ Light." The idea behind the installation, by U.K.-based Cinimod Studio, is to encourage the public to "DJ" LED-powered lights and ambient sounds. By filling 85 inflatable balloons with illumination that has millions of color possibilities, a member of the crowd can stand in a DJ "booth", waving her arms like a conductor to an orchestra. A heat-sensor-equipped camera follows the movements, and each gesture is then translated into a color that the balloon assumes. By using the program MAX/MSP (often employed in live electronic music), movement also correlates to ambient noise, so each wave or point will make unique but matching sounds and lights.
Set up as a part of Christmas festivities and a celebration of light in Peru, "DJ Light" has a celestial, calming glow. We aren't quite sure if it's exactly seasonal, but anything that brings people together in the name of beauty and joy seems pretty holiday-like. Check out the video below:
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Subscribe to commentsLPStarChaserDec 29th 2010 1:51AM
How come I am thinking about the concept of a modified "Theremin" control system? The Theremin could be played to produce sliding and point/frequency specific sounds. I have a question about the specificity of controls and control loci. Can individual lights/ light-clusters (and their consequent audio generators) be actuated within the control-field? Can a single melody/photo-optical pattern be played, and can it be repeated? What about using the system as a "pixel-generator" to display an image or moving image as an audio performance? Just some ideas about expanding the system's repertoire.