Maand: november 2015
Chair_Organic_Spring
Wednesday we’ve tried to make a chair that acts like a spring loaded figure, like we all know from our childhood. The idea originated from the thought that it would be nice to have a chair that could limit your movements but with a flick of a switch act like it’s legs were made out […]
Floor_Light_Interaction
Everything is considered as (digital)input with Chair_Jump_Chute. Today one of the focus points was the floor. The floor is pretty important as Merce’s drawings of his choreographies are almost burnt on out retina’s and what would a dancer be without a stage? We see the floor as a great way to get input from the participants and […]
Chair_Sensor_Feedback
In what way could the participating audience feel what Merce Cunningham must have felt during his performances? How could we trigger people in moving like Merce? What kind of motivators are needed to feel those tiny moves in your hips, the pressure in your feet or the imbalance in your core. How can we design an […]
The Chair
How to wear a chair? That is the question. We are looking for ways that really manipulate the wearer’s movement. The first idea was to create a backpack, referring to the hanging parachute. Very comfortable to wear, chair located at a nice position, quite high on the back. Other idea was to strap it to the […]
Start of Chair_Jump_Chute
In this blog we will describe the working process towards the interactive installation Chair_Jump_Chute. This installation will be presented in the EYE museum, 15-20 March 2016 in Amsterdam. From the site of the fund: CHAIR_JUMP_CHUTE is an interactive, performative installation by Marloeke van der Vlugt. The concept has taken its inspiration from the choreography ‘Antic […]