WAVE-FIELD

BY LATERAL OFFICE CREATED WITH CS DESIGN AND SOUNDSCAPE BY MITCHELL AKIYAMA

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• 8 glowing seesaws are decorating Humberstone Gate and waiting for you to play.

• Find a friend or family member and get on your seesaw.

• Meet someone new and play with the installation together.

• The soundtrack changes along with the use of the seesaws.

• Each try is different as new players change the rhythm, soundtrack and lighting.

SHOEFITI

SILVER STREET

SHOEFITI

BY DEEPA MANN-KLER

A playful twist on an urban mystery, the global phenomenon of shoe tossing is commonly known as SHOEFITI and theories about its meaning and origin range from simple to sinister. Deepa’s dangling LED trainers shine a light on this curious act of urban rebellion.

 *Image courtesy of Matthew Andrews taken at South Bailey, Durham.

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UNEXPECTED CONNECTION

JUBILEE SQUARE

• Take a trip down Silver Street to see these stylish shoes glowing in the night sky.

• These trainers have been cast from shoes actually worn by the artist.

UNEXPECTED CONNECTION

BY ECCENTRIC EVENTS

UNEXPECTED CONNECTION is an interactive LED tunnel, using pressure sensors, programmable LED lighting and smartglass to unexpectedly bring people together. With two opposite entrances, you will be lured towards the centre, down a vibrant colour changing LED tunnel. With each footstep the tunnel will change the colour, speed and pattern of the LEDs overhead. At the centre you will reach an opaque glass screen but with one step onto the final pressure sensor the glass will become clear revealing their new connection opposite..Or will you? A secret trick to UNEXPECTED CONNECTION needs to be worked out to reveal your connection.

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• ​Will you work out how to make your UNEXPECTED CONNECTION?

• Play in the LED tunnel to see how you can change the speed and rhythm of the lights.

• Be one of the first in the UK to play with this incredible interactive tunnel of fun.

SHADOWDANCE

GREEN DRAGON SQUARE (Formerly New Market Square)

SHADOWDANCE

BY IMPOSSIBLE ARTS

SHADOWDANCE invites you to pose and cut interesting shapes as the installation blends colour and light on the walls of Green Dragon Square. Floodlights magnify your silhouette as it appears on the huge white wall – people become giants, as large as buildings. Combine this effect with a trick of optics based on colour theory first deduced by Newton, where different colours can combine to create white light and white light can be split to its components and you've got SHADOWDANCE. 
 

• Grab your glowsticks and throw some shapes in glorious technicolour.​

• Big fishes, little fishes and cardboard boxes are not required to SHADOWDANCE.

• Get your headphones on and turn this into your own rainbow style silent disco.

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YOUTH CULTURE

ORTON SQUARE 

YOUTH CULTURE

A towering 3m tall beautiful sculpture of a hooded youth that visualises data and reflects audience interaction using cameras, screens and technology built into the sculpture. An original Quays Culture commission by UK artist Stanza, YOUTH CULTURE visualises data and reflects audience interaction using cameras, screens and technology built into the sculpture. A towering beautiful hooded sculpture; YOUTH CULTURE visualises visitor data it receives using mini screens and light illumination built into the creation. Digitally interactive, the artwork embraces public participation and encourages engagement. Ultrasound sensors respond and illuminate the sculpture, with LEDs' behaviours changing as it's approached. Audiences can interact by sending messages to the hooded figure; once the data is processed and 'read' it's portrayed as illuminated news streams, coursing through the wire works with graffiti and poetics.

BY STANZA

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• Embedded within the sculpture are cameras and dozens of tiny screens​.

• The sculpture places the audience inside the artwork on a personal level.

• The artwork embraces participation and engagement with its technological system.

TRACES

LEICESTER MARKET

TRACES

BY MATEUS DOMINGOS

TRACES is a matrix of lights suspended in the air. Through motion sensors, the piece will capture the hustle and bustle of the market by day, and play this back to audiences at night. The central space will trace the motion of festival visitors who will see their movement pulsing into the field of lights.  

• Your movement in the area around the piece changes it for audience members.

• Get in the centre of the action and see your movement influence the art itself.

• Re-visit TRACES at a different time for a different experience.

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WAVE

ST PETER'S SQUARE

WAVE

BY SQUIDSOUP

WAVE consists of some five hundred individual suspended orbs, points brought to life through light and sound, that collectively create a dynamic audiovisual experience. The work continues Squidsoup’s ongoing explorations and obsession with elemental themes, particularly water. Each orb in WAVE features LED lights, speaker and microcomputer, with movement sensor and wireless connectivity. Together they create a walkthrough experience; 500 points of light, 500 voices, interconnected using Internet of Things technology and acting in choreographed harmony to create a series of immersive environments – a sanctuary in this crazy world.

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• A 500 part voice and light experience in the form of a dynamic, sculptural wave.

• Each separate orb and location gives a unique experience.

• Deep-dive into WAVE or take a stand back to enjoy the whole spectacle.