biodiversity; climate; poetry; light; interactive
A work who confronting us with the impact our actions have on the environment around us
Echoes – a voice from uncharted waters is an interactive sound-and-light work that invites us to look and listen closely. The installation – a massive, colourful representation of a whale – symbolizes our blue planet’s flora and fauna. It asks us to consider the impact of our everyday activities on nature and the environment, making us more aware of their fragility. Interacting respectfully with the marine mammal’s vital space takes us into an enigmatic melodic world. But when you get too close, a sound calls out to you. The installation is a meditation on our harmful invasions of Earth’s ecosystems.
Technical features
Composition: Steel structure on base
Weight: 5 tonnes
Footprint: diameter of 72 ft. (22 m) (recommended)
Design and production
Mathias Gmachl
Special thanks
Jana Winderen, Roosa Tulvio, James Fox, Jon Wozencroft and James Solly
Co-production
Quartier des Spectacles Partnership, MuseumsQuartier Wien (Vienna, Austria) and LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura (Lugano, Switzerland)
Executive Production, Touring
Jack World
Testimonials
Gallery
Derrière le rideau
Making of
Echoes – a voice from uncharted waters – Museums Quartier Wien © Lorenz Seidler
Echoes – a voice from uncharted water, Lugano, Switzerland © LAC 2021 – Foto Studio Pagi
Echoes – a voice from uncharted waters – Luminothérapie 2021-2022 – Montreal, Canada © Madeleine Plamondon
Echoes – a voice from uncharted waters – Luminothérapie 2021-2022 – Montreal, Canada © Vivien Gaumand
Echoes – a voice from uncharted waters – Mont-Tremblant, Canada – 2022 © Jean-Marie Savard