Optik

THIS FREE INSTALLATION WILL BE ON COWLES COMMONS FROM MAY 2-26.

Optik is an interactive installation that reflects on our ability to play with our surroundings while giving the opportunity for brand new point of views on our daily environment. It provides a unique platform for users to manipulate at free will how they want to see the world.

The ten 6 feet (1,8 meters) gyroscope-like forms with, at the center, a dichroic film, offer new ever-changing opportunities that reflect any ray of lights during the day while refracting the inner rings lighting at dusk. As the audience rotates each unit, they create their own endless cascade of colors. The experience is raised to another level as sound joins us on the rhythmical effort, turning each unit into a different musical instrument.
Co-Presented by Operation Downtown in partnership with the Greater Des Moines Partnership

Optik was created by The Urban Conga in collaboration with Serge Maheu, produced by Init, and powered by Creos.

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