voyage by aether hemera
the interactive installation consists of three hundred floating paper boats, encasing coloured dynamic LED lights that come alive at night in the middle dock of canary wharf.
‘voyage’ by aether hemeraimage © philip vile
the etymon of the word ‘voyage’ comes from latin ‘viāticum’, which means provision for traveling, and the aim of the artwork is to allow viewers to travel and sail with absolute freedom to all the places they care to imagine.
conceived by newcastle-based studio aether & hemera, ‘colourful paper boats’ on the water invites everyone to make a transition from reality to imagination, reliving childhood memories and embracing our freedom; blurring the lines between the real and hyper-real, ‘voyage’ invites the thoughts of the visitors to cross the borders of their imagination. the installation is designed to be an interactive experience; people can engage with it and impact on the behaviour of the lights from their mobile phone.
image © peter matthew
image © philip vile
image © peter matthew
voyage local WiFi: people can change the colour and patterns of the work using their cell phonesimage © philip vile
photo © peter matthew
image © peter matthew
image © peter matthew
image © ian docwra
photo © ian docwra
photo © philip vile
photo © gloria ronchi
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