Behnaz Farahi Projects Ocean of Dreams onto MIT's Kendall Plaza for Inaugural Future Fest
At MIT Media Lab, Behnaz Farahi, who leads the Critical Matter Group, unveiled "Ocean of Dreams," a massive video and sound installation showcased on Kendall Plaza. This artwork served as the highlight of Future Fest, MIT's first symposium held from 30 September to 4 October in Cambridge, which concentrated on ocean-related topics. Utilizing two Panasonic 30,000-lumen projectors, the installation covered 2,850 square feet, enabling viewers to walk through the imagery. Over 400 participants contributed multilingual messages. Jan Erik Waider provided the ocean visuals, while Justin Boreta handled the sound mixing. Michael John Gorman, director of the MIT Museum, remarked that the project was completed within three weeks, with photography by MIT Media Lab.
Key facts
- Behnaz Farahi leads the Critical Matter Group at the MIT Media Lab.
- Ocean of Dreams was projected from the top of the MIT Museum onto Kendall Plaza at MIT.
- Two Panasonic 30,000-lumen laser projectors were used for the installation.
- The projection surface covered around 2,850 square feet (264 square metres).
- Crowd-sourced messages in dozens of languages came from more than 400 international participants.
- Ocean footage was derived from photographer Jan Erik Waider; ocean sounds were mixed with ambient tracks by musician Justin Boreta.
- Future Fest took place from 30 September to 4 October in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was MIT's inaugural symposium, focused on ocean issues.
- MIT Museum director Michael John Gorman led the event's organisation and said Farahi and her students assembled the installation in three weeks.
Entities
Artists
- Behnaz Farahi
- Jan Erik Waider
- Justin Boreta
- Michael John Gorman
Institutions
- MIT Media Lab
- Critical Matter Group
- MIT Museum
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Future Fest
- Panasonic
- Dezeen
Locations
- Cambridge
- Massachusetts
- United States
- Kendall Plaza
Sources
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