MEGAPHONE/VIEWER
The eye, focal point of light therapy.
The eye is an accomplice of the mouth in the birth of amorous passions.
Here, an accomplice of this mouth that taunts Montreal at the top of the MAC.
The passerby is invited to ''take a look'' through the viewfinder. His iris is photographed by a biometric camera and retransmitted on the front of the cone.
If he blinks, it triggers a sound.
If he uses the object as a megaphone, he triggers a kaleidoscope where the images accumulated by the megaphone are superimposed.
A small screen inside the viewfinder transmits the results of the games to the player in real time.
If several passers-by act at the same time, the images are jostled and superimposed between the 6 Viewfinders, mixing colors and shapes endlessly.
If, on the other hand, no passerby is lingering, the Doors act alone.
Using a bank of irises pre-registered and enriched by the passers-by who will have ''cast an eye''.
Space and time dilated
The monumental scale of the image of the eyes in the space upsets the perceptions.
The passer-by enters a dilated space highlighting the beauty of nature by magnifying an anatomical detail. A direct exchange is established between the visitor's eye, life size, and the immense and magnified eye projected on the screens.
The whole, turned towards the center, creates a strong and unifying visual link on the main axis of the Place des festivals.
Punctuations that echo the mouth of Geneviève Cadieux, signature work of the Musée d'art contemporain
Three scales, three formats, three times...
EXPERIENCE AND INTERACTION
THREE SCALES, THREE FORMATS, THREE TIMES
The real time in which the passer-by evolves. The slowed down time of the central cones. The time dilated to the maximum of the large cones at the end of the axis.
When a passer-by looks into the viewer, a short text visible through the eyepiece invites him to fix a precise point in the heart of the cone during 15 seconds. Once recorded, this video sequence is then slowed down before being replayed on the screen of the diametrically opposite cone.
A 15-second sequence filmed on a central cone will be stretched to 7 minutes and projected on the cone facing it.
A sequence of the same duration recorded on one of the large cones will be slowed down, dilated, to reach 15 minutes (60/1). It will then be projected on the other end of the axis.
To see his eye in detail the passer-by will have to move between the source cone and the projection cone
But over time, the image degrades until it disappears completely or is replaced by a new iris.
The installation consists of 2 cones whose projection surface is 18'-0'' in diameter
They are located at the ends of the Place des Festivals and face each other.
Two other cones, with a diameter of 12'-0'', therefore smaller, echo them and are placed on either side of the center of the square.
(From competitor's text)
(Unofficial automated translation)
The idea of the presence of eyes at night is very strong. This is what the jury liked at the first stage. The formal materialization of the sights also had a great potential in terms of potential in terms of impact.
Although the basic idea is strong, the performance did not convince the jury. The experience for the public is difficult to grasp and the relationship between the viewports is not obvious to understand. The purpose behind the work remains to be developed. The members also point out that this project would fit better in an indoor location than in a public place outside, especially in winter.
(From jury report)
(Unofficial automated translation)
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