Hexagram with Élektra in Paris

Les Étés de la danse
Grand Palais - Paris

During étés de la danse de Paris, from July 21st ‘til 26th at 10:30 p.m, Elektra will propose a series of six after-show of the Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal programming and an Installation/performance part presenting the work of two of our researchers in collaboration with Hexagram within the framework of a research/creation diffusion partnership : les Cubes volants et Cityspeak

Les « Cubes volants » de Nicolas Reeves

Three flying cubes, or “aerobots,” float in formation in the nave of Grand Palais, a few meters above the audience.

These robotic 1.8 meter flying ribbed cubes are computer animated and propelled by eight microturbines that let them move and turn in all directions. Inspired by research into social insects like ants and bees, these flying robots will no doubt be put to future use for industry, public entertainment, and fun. Each of the cube's eight corners features blue diodes, turning a group of them into a shifting mass of constellations when plunged into darkness. During performances, the sides of the cubes are lit by the video projectors whose images follow the moving cubes. In certain situations, the audience can also interact with the cubes through text messages.

Cubes volants du projet SAILS :
Nicolas Reeves, NXI GESTATIO Design lab
Hexagram-UQAM

Module optique et projections adaptatives :
Sébastien Roy, laboratoire Vision 3D
Université de Montréal

Cubes volants du projet [VOILES/SAILS] de Nicolas Reeves

« Cityspeak » de Jason Lewis

Cityspeak is ephemeral graffiti, an exploration into the use of private modes of communication to drive transient public displays of commentary about a particular location. Participants use their SMS- and web-enabled cellphones or wireless PDAs to send text to a common server.

The text is combined with real-time data from the location and processed using the NextText text visualization software. The resulting stream of text is layered back onto the locations in the form of large-scale projections. Participants can use the display to leave commentary, tell stories, conduct conversations or simply to play with the visual characteristics of text.

Cityspeak :
Jason Lewis, Department of Design Art
Concordia University

Cityspeak de Jason Lewis [OBX labs]