Maps and Journeys : Installation Art

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During screening one, Rosie also showed us various installation pieces to give us an idea of the sort of stuff we could make, interactive wise.

Blind Light



Blind Light by Antony Gormley is an installation made up of a luminous glass room filled with dense mist that is solely illuminated by a glow. To observers outside the room, people vanish when they enter as they become enveloped by the mist and eventually they emerge as shadows when they come closer to the exterior. Inside, the visibility can be as low as two feet and it is easy to become lost in the mixture of light and vapour



I thought this was a very intriguing piece of work, as while it isn't necessarily the most attractive to look at, it is visually interesting and people can engage very easily whilst inside. It seems to be very claustrophobic and may give people the feeling of being trapped, which would be a different, unique experience in a controlled, safe environment. 


The Treachery of Sanctuary by Chris Milk


Chris Milk, along with The Creators Project, made a digital installation piece called The Treachery of Sanctuary. It consists of three separate screens above a black reflective pool. The audience can then stand at the pool's edge and witness their shadow on the screen in front of them; in the first screen the visitor's shadow dissolves into a flock of flying birds, the second consisting of the birds appearing again however this time pecking at the viewer and the last panel shows the participant bestowed with wings. Milk said in the video that the work represented the life of an idea; the first representing that moment when you think of it, the second representing obstacles to achieving the idea and finally the third showing when we become one with our idea. The installation piece makes use of technology, such as xbox kinnect to achieve the high level of interactivity.




I personally really enjoyed this piece, as I can imagine having a lot of fun if I was able to actually view it in person. It seems an amusing experience, and really engages the reader into the installation, appealing to a lot of different age groups. I find it visually beautiful and very magical. 








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