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Prismatica by Raw Design

Prismatica by Raw Desing on the Place des Festivals, LUMINO 5th edition, 2014-2015

Project(s)

LUMINO

Production type

Installation

Installation date

December 10th, 2014

This participatory installation comprises 50 pivoting prisms more than 2 metres tall. Each prism is made of panels covered by a dichronic membrane that reflects a rainbow of colours, which shift depending on the ambient lighting and the viewer’s perspective.

Related project(s)

Project

LUMINO

A modern ice palace

The prisms are mounted on bases and fitted with projectors that give the installation a new dimension after nightfall. As the prisms rotate, chimes play music at different volumes.

Biography

RAW Design is a Toronto-based architectural firm that works on a wide variety of scales and project types. From community greenhouses to large residential developments, not to mention outdoor interactive installations, its team of 30 architects and designers takes a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach. For Prismatica, the firm assembled a team of professionals from several fields (applied science, technology, art and architecture).

More information: rawdesign.ca

CREDITS

Creation: RAW Design
Lighting design: ATOMIC3 + Jean-François Piché
Sound design: Dix au carré
Production and technical direction: ATOMIC3 + Louis Héon

A production of the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership

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