spectra

Paris, 2008, Nuit blanche, esplanade of the Tour Montparnasse.

Installation by Ryoji Ikeda interacting with the environment.

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Previously presented in Amsterdam, the work spectra consists of an intense white light capable of transforming architectural and urban spaces. Each version is designed and adapted to suit the characteristics and scale of the site that hosts it. Visible from the place Saint-Germain-des- Prés, spectra will be coupled with the sound installation matrix to merge into a single work. Very high-intensity projectors are arranged in a checkerboard pattern at the foot of the north façade (facing the rue de Rennes) of the Tour Montparnasse. This vertical beam of light is accompanied by a sheet of very pure horizontal sound waves. Invited to wander through the work, the spectator’s movements interfere with the sound, creating a new musical composition at every moment.

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