VJ Suave Projects Animated Light Shows onto Azorean Landscapes
Brazilian duo VJ Suave, composed of Ygor Marotta and Ceci Soloaga, projected their signature bicycle-mounted animations onto natural elements like trees, beaches, and cliffs on São Miguel Island in the Azores, Portugal. Invited for the Walk&Talk residency in July 2016, they created a stop-motion video using long-exposure photography at locations including Lagoa das Empadadas, Porto da Ribeirinha, Cachoeira do Cabrito, and Lagoa Verde in Sete Cidades. Each of the 284 frames for the moon scene was exposed for about 15 seconds, with five hours spent per location to capture textures without post-production effects.
Key facts
- VJ Suave consists of Ygor Marotta and Ceci Soloaga.
- They participated in the Walk&Talk residency on São Miguel Island, Azores, in July 2016.
- Their projections are typically on urban walls but were adapted to natural landscapes.
- Locations include Lagoa das Empadadas, Porto da Ribeirinha, Cachoeira do Cabrito, and Lagoa Verde.
- The video uses stop-motion animation from long-exposure photographs.
- Each location required about five hours of shooting.
- The moon scene comprises 284 individual exposures of 15 seconds each.
- No post-production effects were used; images remain bright and sharp naturally.
Entities
Artists
- Ygor Marotta
- Ceci Soloaga
- VJ Suave
Institutions
- Walk&Talk
Locations
- São Miguel Island
- Azores
- Portugal
- Lagoa das Empadadas
- Porto da Ribeirinha
- Cachoeira do Cabrito
- Lagoa Verde
- Sete Cidades