phosphere (sphere of light) is the work created by Daito Manabe and his Rhizomatiks studio for SonarPLANTA. Inspired by the crystallization process of certain minerals and their whimsical shapes, Manabe creates a changing space defined by light.
It’s a robotized hybrid architecture in which synchronized mirrors, smoke machines, beams of light and up to 24 video projectors, combine to build an unprecedented spatial experience, drawing from the world of new contemporary dance, as well as the vocabulary of projection mapping.
Blurring the borders between disciplines and formats (dance scenography and installation) phosphere is an experience built by a computer system that combines two different spaces on the same plane: the physical space of the room, and another digitally generated in a computer. Through multiple video projectors, mirrors, and meticulous optical calculation technology, both dimensions are synchronized to generate a new visual experience from the moving geometry of all elements
The engine that runs this installation is the digital technology incubated at Rhizomatiks. In this Japanese studio, founded in 2006 by Daito Manabe, the worlds of engineering and computing become artistic languages, and the visual and aesthetic gets translated into code and circuitry, always taking curiosity, magic and playfulness as a starting point.
Daito Manabe is one of the most renowned digital artists in the world. Programmer, creator and interactive designer, Manabe pushes the boundaries of these fields to technical and creative unexplored territories. Manabe has been awarded the Prix Ars Electronica Interactive award, several Cannes Lions, and three times the Excellence Prize in the Japan Media Arts Festival.
phosphere installation will be intervened several times throughout the day by three dancers of the ELEVENPLAY dance company, SAYA, ERISA and KAORI
The performances’ schedule will be the following:
14:00 - "phosphere short performance version"
17:00 - "phosphere short performance version"
19:30 - "phosphere short performance version"
Credits:
phosphere installation version
Daito Manabe + Motoi Ishibashi + Rhizomatiks Resarch
Production credits
Visual Direction / Technical Direction / Music: Daito Manabe (Rhizomatiks Research)
Technical Direction / Hardware Engineering: Motoi Ishibashi (Rhizomatiks Research)
Visual Programming: Satoshi Horii (Rhizomatiks Research)
Projection system / Software Engineering: Yuya Hanai (Rhizomatiks Research)
Hardwre Engineering : Hideaki Tai (Rhizomatiks Research)
Technical Production Management : Shintaro Kamijo (Rhizomatiks Research)
Craft : Toshitaka Mochizuki (Rhizomatiks Research)
Hardare Engineering : Yuta Asai (Rhizomatiks Research)
Production management: Nozomi Yamaguchi (Rhizomatiks Research), Ayumi Ota (Rhizomatiks Research), Rina Watanabe (Rhizomatiks Research)
Production: Rhizomatiks co., ltd.
phosphere performance
Stage Direction / Choreography: MIKIKO
Cast : SAYA, ERISA, KAORI (ELEVENPLAY)
Music: evala
Production management: Yoko Shiraiwa (ELEVENPLAY), Sakiko Yasue (ELEVENPLAY)
