{(’L’Entrée (The Opening)}
Amid the global migration between physical and virtual worlds, L’Entrée (The Opening) delves into the desire to capture, understand, and keep unchanged the vital human body. Equal parts audio poem, 3D-printed sculpture exhibition, and augmented reality (AR) experience, L’Entrée reveals a series of virtual sculptures situated in centuries of human movement along the newly pedestrianized area of Strand/Aldwych.
The sculptures, created in a gaming engine with photogrammetry, motion capture, and computational averaging, each perform a virtual “dance” immersing viewers in their unique forms as spatial sound pulls listeners between the tangible streets of London and the intangible world of Web3/XR technologies, ultimately begging the question: what is the purpose of the human body in an increasingly virtual existence?
L’Entrée features movement by Françoise Voranger and Andrea (Nikki) Ortiz of Hybrid Movement Company, and music and sound by Matt McCorkle.
L’Entrée (The Opening) has been commissioned by the AHRC-funded GLoW3 project led by Professor Sarah Atkinson from King’s College London’s Department of Culture, Media & Creative Industries, Faculty of Arts & Humanities and is supported by King’s Culture.
Glow: Illuminating Innovation, Kings College, Strand / Aldwych, London 2024
Press
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Londonist, This Weekend in London: Celebrate the work of women in digital creativity
Supporters
Kings Culture London
NEW INC /
New Museum
Onassis ONX
Special Thanks
Elliott Hall
Becky Schutt
Christopher Strawley
Photography
Lou Jasmine, Richard Easton for Kings College London
Created by
Lisa Jamhoury
Choreography and PerformanceHybrid Movement Company
Françoise Voranger, Andrea Nikki Ortiz
Sound and music
Matt McCorkle
Dramaturg
Emily Reilly
Voice
Emily Reilly
3D Modeling
Woraya Boonyapanachoti, Guðjón Örn Lárusson, Lisa Jamhoury, Huascar Acosta, Neil Jakeman
Unreal Engine development
Lisa Jamhoury, Matt Romein
Augmented reality design and development
Lisa Jamhoury
Audio concept and script
Lisa Jamhoury
Photogrammetry
NYCAP3D
Motion capture technician, animation
Lisa Jamhoury
Exhibition Design
Alphabetical Studio