OUROBOROS
The Sibilant Light of Attention
Graduation Project
2023
This work has received the generous iii-residency award, awarded by the Instrument Inventors Initiative:
"As winner of the iii Residency Award for 2022, for the ambition expressed by and for the potential for future development that we see in the immersive audiovisual installation Ouroboros, we choose Jeroen Alexander Meijer. We are impressed by the scale of the work and by the potential of the instrument to create multi sensory compositions with sound, light, space and touch. We enjoyed the deep immersion created by the instrument, which was able to envelop us without at the same time overwhelming us. In a media landscape (and a graduation exhibition) in which so many voices are competing for our attention, Ouroboros strikes a good balance between obtaining our attention with the attraction of a spectacle while also leaving us enough freedom to explore the sensory space that it creates."
Concept:
A present dystopia shows us a world of disembodied humans continuously distracted by their digital devices.
Within this multi-sensory installation you will find a dreamlike immersive realm, an interactive experience and a modern temple that aims to help you become aware of the mystery and movement of your attention.
Attention,
as a way to guide human energy through space and time,
is the most fundamental tool a human being wields.
Yet,
just as we can’t hear our ears,
taste our tongue or smell our nose,
it is a challenging paradox to attend to our own awareness.
OUROBOROS functions as a contemporary ritual shining a light on our subtle and elusive movement of mind.
“The Ouroboros is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent eating its own tail.”
Hardware
LED Giraffes, Laser, 8-Speaker Surround Setup, Centered Subwoofer, Vibrating Seat
Software
TouchDesigner, Ableton
LED Giraffes, Laser, 8-Speaker Surround Setup, Centered Subwoofer, Vibrating Seat
Software
TouchDesigner, Ableton