Exhibitions | Alsos* & Akousmaflore
By Scenocosme: Gregory Lasserre &
Anais met den Ancxt
Wednesday 6 July - Friday 30 September 2011
Gallery
Daily 12 noon - 9 pm
Watermans is delighted to welcome the first installation in
London from renowned art couple Scenocosme which will be its
contribution to the London Design Festival in 2011
Here are some comments from people who have
visited
"Briliant. I loved it. It felt like Alice In Wonderland
- I wish it was here all the time" Mandy
"That was amazing. I loved it. I was wondering how you
made the blue lights appear on the twigs and stones" Maya aged
8
"I don't know how the light made the plants sing! Very
good" Ryan aged 7
"I came with three able children and a young boy who was
Down's and they all loved it. Interestingly they said it was 'scary
but fun'" Amanda
"Fantastic, a lot of fun. I composed an amazing piece.
What a wonderful, magical thing!" Dana
Scenocosme create hybrids between plants and
digital technology. Plants are natural sensors and are sensitive to
various energy flows. The artists use digital technologies to
establish a relationship between plants and sound and enable
audience gestures and movements to generate sound effects and
changes in their interactive environments resulting in a random
musical universe.
Alsos* is an immersive little forest
installation where the audience is guided by a luminous stony path
penetrating into a space plunged into darkness. Visitors can
discover and explore this fantastic forest by pointing torches onto
the branches, the plants and flowers. At the heart of the
installation lies an extraordinary vegetation of luminescent
flowers.
The fluorescent flowers dispersed in the branches react to the
luminous modifications emitting distinct sounds and generating a
complex acousmatic universe.
Akousmaflore is a small interactive garden
composed of living musical plants which react to human gestures and
light contact. Each plant reacts in a different way to contact or
heat by producing a specific sound. The plant language occurs
through touch and the close proximity of the spectator. Our
invisible electrical aura acts on the plant branches and encourages
them to react. The plants sing when the audience pass closely or
lightly stroke them. A plant concert is created.
About Scenocosme
The art duo Scenocosme comprise French artists Gregory
Lasserre and Anais met den Ancxt. Scenocosme use interactive
art, music and architecture in order to create evolutionary and
interactive artwork. With multiple forms of expression, they invite
audiences to be in the centre of musical or choreographic
collective performances.
Since 2004, Scenocosme have presented their work in leading
international venues as well as biennials and digital art
festivals. www.scenocosme.com
This exhibition is supported by the INSTITUT FRANCAIS