Premonition,
2003, Interactive video/surround sound instalaltion,
Martine Corompt, Ian Haig, Chris Langton, Sound Design by Philip Samartzis
Premonition,
2003, Interactive video/surround sound instalaltion,
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collaborative interactive environment exploring the popular horror motif of
the maggot, as a metaphor of decay, transformation, or demonic activity, taking
the participant through the emotional stages of dread and repulsion, as an accumulative,
shared experience. Such an interface is based on the "swarm" mentality,
whereby the more users that engage with the work, the more intense and abject
the audio visual experience becomes. Also, as with a swarm, the participant
is aware of themselves being part of one organic entity, rather than separate
individuals. On entering the soft inflatable pink environment of the vinyl dome,
the participants will be aware of the pliable and partly inflated floor, squishy
and uncertain underfoot. Each step on this pliant surface will invoke a response
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