Luminous; Rainbow
A modern ice palace
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. 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.
Technical features
Quantity: 25
Weight of each unit (base and prism): 720 lb (328 kg)
Footprint: between 5,356 sq. ft. (497 m2) and 18,688 sq. ft. (1,736 m2)
Creation
RAW Design
Lighting design
ATOMIC3 + Jean-François Piché
Sound design
Dix au carré
Production and technical direction
ATOMIC3 + Louis Héon
Production
Quartier des Spectacles Partnership
Executive Production, Touring
Jack World
Gallery
Prismatica, 2019, Cleveland, U.S.A © Bob Perkoski
Prismatica, 2019, Bethlehem, Palestine © Juliana Wall
Prismatica, 2020, Downtown Grand Rapids, U.S.A © Erika Townsley
Awards & nominations
Concept Award 2015 – OAA Awards (Ontario Association of Architects)
Finalist- Honorable mention
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