RIPPLE

NUIT BLANCHE FESTIVAL

COME UP TO MY ROOM EXHIBITION

Fall 2015

Team : Haya Alnibari, Lisa Boulatova, Tim Fu, Lily Jeon, Diana Koncan, Kate Korotayeva, Amina Lalor, Nathaniel Mendiola & Tiffany Zhang

Photography : Nuit Blanche photos taken by Remi Carreiro

Come Up To My Room photos taken by Amina Lalor

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Ripple is a playful, poetic installation that illustrates that we can achieve more together than when we act alone, that every action creates a ripple effect. This collaborative installation features a collection of individual drops lit with LEDs, which, when pulled on by users, sound individual notes from a midi keyboard hidden above the installation’s acrylic ceiling panels. When two or more users pull on the drops, the individual notes resound in a dynamic musical arrangement. The more users engage with the installation, the greater the ripple effect. The installation encourages users to move and occupy a shared space. Whether choreographed or chaotic, together, users create a composition of sounds, lights and movement. The installation embodies what is at the heart of interactive exhibitions like Nuit Blanche and Come Up To My