I love projects that live on the cusp of art and architecture, and this particular instillation is a great example of the use of digital media, mixed with consideration for both local culture and the human experience. Spread across the floor of a former church in Casablanca, Morocco, the instillation named 'Magic Carpets 2014' is an interactive light display which sees the church floor covered with a layer of light.
Created by French artist Miguel Chevalier, the installation is inspired by the world of biology, one in which cells have the ability to morph, multiply, divide and fuse at varying paces. Reflecting this forever fluid and evolving world, the floor of the church gives life to vivid patterns, whereby pieces and forms come together, fall apart, and transform into new shapes, as would changing microorganisms.
Further layered into this world of biology is the tradition of embroidery, islamic art, and mosaics. The brightly coloured, overlapping pixels depict references to Moroccan craftsmanship, a nod to the importance of carpet making within the local culture.
What I like best, however, is the user experience aspect, whereby the trajectory of the curves is disrupted under the feet of the viewer as they move... making the artwork of light uniquely different from moment to moment as each participants makes their signature stamp within a moment of time.
Source - miguel chevalier & designboom
Images courtesy of Source - miguel chevalier & designboom
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