kollision presents rabbit hole immersive installation at aarhus festival

‘the rabbit hole’ is an art installation create for aarhus festival 2016 in a large parking facility in aarhus, denmark. design office kollision was commissioned by department store salling to develop a spectacular sound and light installation for the yearly festival. the result is a 25-meter high cylindrical space of light, movement, and sounds that leads the user through a journey of madness, similar to that of a rabbit hole.

image by kollision

referencing lewis carroll’s ‘alice in wonderland’, ‘the rabbit hole’ by danish studio kollision is set on a parking lot’s spiral ramp. this structure forms a monumental empty cylindric center space which founds the basis for the installation. LED light sources have been distributed along the railing of the spiral, which together with a spatial light and sound, create and immersive experience for the visitors.

video courtesy of kollision

the ‘rabbit hole’ project is a collaboration between department store salling, martin professional and kollision. kollision developed the concept, light and sound design, and used the kollision player software for running content and mapping LEDs.

image by kollision

image by kollision

image by kollision

image by kollision

image by kollision

image by kollision

image by kollision

image by kollision

image by kollision

image by kollision

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edited by: juliana neira | designboom