Art project Ether begins at Goethe-Institut
DL DESK
An interactive public arts project titled Ether, created by independent production studio Kaaktalio and Glyph, a creative storytelling agency, began yesterday afternoon at the auditorium of Goethe-Institut Bangladesh in the capitals Dhanmondi area. Ether is an attempt at merging architecture, motion capture technology, music, street art and poetry to create a physical story exclusively designed as an individual experience for each member of the audience.
Goethe-Institut Bangladesh extends its support for Ether as a host and patron, as parts of their efforts to bridge electronic music and music technology scenes between South Asia and Germany via Border Movement. The technology behind Ether has been developed by the artists and technologists of Kaaktalio, which works in motion picture, animation, live visual, music and art technology. The interactive music and visual creation is being generated by using a Kinect which captures the motion of each participant. Kaaktalios expertise on lights and projection mapping also adds a whole new dimension to the experience.
The creative conceptualization and story has been created by the writers and artists of Glyph, that is passionate about experimenting with the art of storytelling. The script, artwork and words were created in many levels, conceptualized in digital format and then replicated using painting techniques loosely inspired by street-art techniques. Together, Kaaktalio and Glyph have built a working partnership where technology has merged with creative arts. This art show will remain open for all until June 11, every day from 3 pm to 7 pm.
