Strata #3

2009

Video installation that reimagines the ceilings of the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux through computational methods. Composition, color-schemes and geometrical features of the Neoclassical frescos are analyzed by algorithms, gradually revealing new abstract formations. Delving beneath its iconographic appearance, the work celebrates new algorithmic and non-human aesthetics.

Artwork by Quayola

Produced by Quayola Studio

External Collaborators

Sound Design: Plaid

Photography: James Medcraft

3D Animation: Robin Lawrie

Software Development: Mauritius Seeger

Assistants: Kieran Gee-Finch, Colin Johnson

Commissioned by onedotzero and British Film Institute

In collaboration with BFI Gallery, London