evoke by usman haque

last moth the ‘evoke‘ project by architect & artist usman haque seriously lit-up the facade of york minster , england. patterns dictated by members of the publics voices were projected onto the front of the centuries old building creating the colourful light patterns that emerged from the building’s foundations and soared up towards the sky.

‘the cathedral, built to link conceptually earth to the heavens, has been a site for the conveyance of words, dreams and aspirations for hundreds of years. the facade is designed to orient the gazes of passers-by upwards. as an attempt to continue this tradition, the patterns of ‘evoke’ were generated in realtime by the words, sounds, music and noises produced collectively by the public, determined by their particular voice characteristics. the colours skimmed the surface of the minster, poured round its features and crevasses, emerging finally near the top of the facade where they sparkled high overhead.‘