PROJECT. Augmented Reality - Video Projection Mapping. Paleodictyon. Centre Pompidou Metz. | simongeilfus.com. Art direction, Motion Design and Software Development. Metz, France, October 2013. A projection video mapping installation directed in collaboration with Yannick Jacquet and Thomas Vaquié on the impressive architecture of Shigeru Ban. A project produced by Nicolas Boritch/Antivj and commissioned by Nuit Blanche Metz and Centre Pompidou Metz. Loosely inspired by the work and research of deep-sea expert Peter A. Rona, the piece abolishes notions of scale by contrasting micro-architecture with human construction. Fascinated by the marks left by unknown creatures called Paleodictyon Nodosum, he offers the hypothesis that these hexagonal structures are designed in order to cultivate bacteria. A modern day Captain Nemo, Peter A.
You can read about my creative process on my blog. All photos by James Medcraft. Paleodictyon. Software and Inspiration. | simongeilfus.com. This is an article about the creative process behind Paelodictyon, a site specific installation that I developed in collaboration with Yannick Jacquet and Thomas Vaquié. Since this was our first big projection mapping project integrating Cinder in production from the early stages, and because I used it to create most of the visual content, this post is going to have a big emphasis on software development.
I’ll try not to get too technical, but still, you’ve been warned, this is a geeky post! After a few brainstorming sessions with the rest of the team, it appeared pretty quickly that we were going to work with themes inspired by the breathtaking differences in scale found in nature. When looking at the curves of the architecture, the idea of flow came immediately to mind and we started looking into the idea of the sea and the crazy organisms that populate it. Our storyboard gave me some pretty clear leads on how to build the the software upon. Header photohraph by James Medcraft. Quadratura : pablo valbuena. Beautifully Minimalist Projection-Mapped Tile Designs.