Innovative Live Visuals from a Los Angeles Trio

This week I discovered WIFE; an amalgamation of live dance, visual projections and animations, and music. Their Thursday night show in Hollywood roused my attention, and furthered more web research, where I came across their latest piece, ‘The Grey Ones’. I recognized the music involved as Amon Tobin, who caused quite a stir when he recently toured Europe and North America, and loved the way it’s abstract nature came together with the very intelligent and unique projections. Add in the extra dimension of a choreographed live backdrop for these projections, and you have something very interesting and innovative.

From their artist statement:
“[WIFE] is the creation of Nina McNeely, Kristen Leahy, and Jasmine Albuquerque. Her three members are dancers, choreographers, teachers, editors, animators, and performers thriving in the underbelly of L.A subculture. She finds inspiration from myth, folklore, archetypes, and the subtleties of everyday human behavior. Influences include Jim Henson, Chris Cunningham, Akira Kurosawa, Kathy Rose, Wendy Carlos, Yayoi Kusama, Planningtorock, Aleister Crowley, her friends, and you.”

The Grey Ones is a piece that the group performed at the recent TEDx event in Southern California, which means we now have online video to share here at Media Match. Enjoy this all-in-one visual expo below…

All concepts and choreography created by WIFE
Dancers: Nina McNeely, Kristen Leahy, Zak Ryan Schlegel
Projections: Nina McNeely
Costumes: Lyndsea LaMarr & Seth Pratt
Music: Amon Tobin

by Lee Jarvis.

JUMP

JUMP | media facade | urban screening from urbanscreen on Vimeo.

The project “Jump” is focusing on mapped video projection with a strict reference to architectural structure. The house front has been rebuilt in a studio setting with a proportion of 1:1,4. The setup becomes a stage for artists and performers. Later the captured video content is projected on the building.
Music by Jan Jelinek

PINWALL

Pinwall | interactive facade pinball | urban screening from urbanscreen on Vimeo.

Pinwall is a interactive facade pinball game. The project was realized in context of “Viertelfest Bremen” 2007.
Music by Flanger

555 KUBIK

555 KUBIK | facade projection | from urbanscreen on Vimeo.

The conception of this project consistently derives from its underlying architecture – the theoretic conception and visual pattern of the Hamburg Kunsthalle. The Basic idea of narration was to dissolve and break through the strict architecture of O. M. Ungers “Galerie der Gegenwart”. Resultant permeabilty of the solid facade uncovers different interpretations of conception, geometry and aesthetics expressed through graphics and movement. A situation of reflexivity evolves – describing the constitution and spacious perception of this location by means of the building itself.

Production: urbanscreen.com
Art Direction: Daniel Rossa – rossarossa.de
Technical Director: Thorsten Bauer
3D Operator: David Starmann shineundsein.de
Sound Design : Jonas Wiese
Realized with mxwendler.net mediaserver

Lee Jarvis.