Teemu Määttänen: Noisescape
In this work, a mass of rippling images meets a rippling surface, and a hand-drawn line meets programmed computer graphics. Exalting the beauty of waves, the piece consists of 78 plywood boards with projected images.
Noisescape is an installation, which evokes everything from a hilly countryside to a wave-tossed ocean. While the structure itself is entirely static, it uses specially designed projections to create the illusion of movement.
Right before the eyes of the viewers, a fascinating play of shapes and colours takes place, at one point recalling the ornaments of a kaleidoscope and at others the wild flora of a remote jungle or the elegance of Japanese woodcuts. In this minimalist installation, Teemu Määttänen integrates organic projection with a wavy projection surface and hand-painted patterns with computer-generated graphics.
Minimalist installation with maximum effect - that's Noisescape. This colourful projection will enchant both adult and child viewers with its playful optical illusions and unexpected combinations of different techniques.
Media Artist, b. 1978, lives in Helsinki, Finland
Information
Artwork finished in:
2014
Light sources, materials, and equipment:
3 x 7000 ANSI-lumen projectors, a custom built PVC projection surface.
Dimensions of the work, approximately (width-height-depth):
Width 8 m, depth 2 m, height about 0.8 m. Minimum height for projector placement 5.5 m.
Electricity consumption:
Power current (specification).
Does the artwork use sound?
No sound.
Support and other structures:
The work needs support structures, hanging points, or similar.
Structures, hardware, or other equipment needed from the client:
3 x min 7000 ANSI-lumen projectors, either ground support or equivalent rigging from other structures. Minimum height for projector placement 5.5 m.
Minimum height of the space:
Minimum height for projector placement 5.5 m. Minimum height for space 7 m.
Minimum square meters of the space:
112 square meters: 8 m width, 14 m length.
Requirements for the space: darkness, temperature, colouring (light / dark / specific colour / other) etc.:
Darkness.
Building time and people required (estimate):
2 days (3 days with support).
Artist's presence:
Artist or their representative must be present during building.
Seen before at:
Lux Helsinki 2014, Signal 2016, Blik Blik Pilsen 2017, Spotlight Bucharest 2017, Lux Helsinki 2022
