Spotlight Festival - Art Installations

What if the entire facade of the Novotel Hotel turns into an optical illusion? Let yourself amazed by the grace of the simple, repetitive graphic elements that manage to change the perception of the building’ shape. This interactive video mapping allows the participants to express their creativity in real time. Using two midi controllers, one can produce and modify the visual images projected on the facade of the building, as well as change the colours, the shapes and also create audio effects and make diverse elements move.
Author: Les Ateliers Nomad (RO)

Five brightly lit angels descended on the streets of Bucharest. Each of them is unique, with their wings in ever-changing colours, the Angels of Freedom allure passengers to approach them, choose their favourite and become part of the show while stepping in the place of a fantastic creature. Ready steady selfie!

Author: OGE Creative Group

Designed initially for a university project, this 60 meters long Dutch installation is a challenge for the senses. Step into a world of ever changing colours, where patterns screened on the floor completely redefine the surrounding space.

Author: Intelligent Lighting Institute of the TU Eindhoven

Watch out for the 12 meters inflatable giant. Made of bright light that shines in the night, this huge creature sets out to explore a new world. Designed to spread the message that our planet is a truly fantastic wonderland, the installation takes after the 1973 science fiction movie with the same title. Whoever visits the Fantastic Planet is transported into a wild universe, populated with numerous giants and a few humans. Don’t let the size of the creatures keep you away, let curiosity prevail and you won’t regret it!
Author: Amanda Parer

We, the humans, think of ourselves as the most powerful creatures roaming the face of Earth.
The HoloFace tries to challenge this feeling of self-importance and lets you control the face of a god of light. Huge in size and presence.
From this change of perspective one should become aware that the way we relate with the smaller, apparently less important things around us, is the way the higher things relate to us.

Artist: Aural Eye  

A 13 meters wide urban mirage. While the light sculpture gradually displays all its details. Pe măsură ce ansamblul își dezvăluie toate detaliile, atenția trecătorilor este provocată să observe noi perspective. Privește cât mai mult instalația, pentru a experimenta efectul relaxant al unei stări de spirit cu adevărat speciale.

Author: Ralf Westerhof 

Hikarinoki is the tree made out entirely of green recyclable materials that contracts anyone around with a good mood. The installation made its debut at Lyon Light Festival in 2009 and is famous for transforming its surroundings with bright lights. A symbol of life, Hikarinoki is the link between earth and sky, a place where different worlds meet. The friendly lightning tree works as a great attraction and meeting point, a place where passengers stop and get intoxicated with smiles.

Author: Philippe Morvan 

Care for a moving planetarium? Experiment the immensity and complexity of the universe with this translucent screening of the sky with all the moving celestial objects and constellations.
Author: 360 Revolution

Multicolored pinguins take over the city and amuse the passengers. This entertaining army of light figurines is placed around complex steel structures. Out of all the penguins with their everchanging colors, Fynn and Dana are the most talkative. Find The Penguin Army and pay attention to what they are communicating!
Author: Jörn Hanitzsch 

more here : http://spotlightfestival.ro/?lang=en#home

Video mapping - Cercul Militar Spotlight 2016

Video mapping Cercul Militar sau Odă Bucuriei (RO)
Cea mai vizibilă atracție de la Spotlight 2016 este pregătită să adune zeci de mii de trecători și anul acesta. Proiecția folosește o animație 3D complexă și folosește fiecare element arhitectonic al clădirii pentru a da viață acesteia, prin culori schimbătoare și joc de forme. Unul dintre cele mai importante repere ale orașului este personalizat și reinterpretat în cel mai atractiv mod posibil.
Autor: Mindscape Studio
Localizare: Calea Victoriei, Cercul Militar

Zoli TOTH - Spotlight Festival

Zoli TOTH presents his newest project – #COCOON. A mix of electronic music, classical and electronic percussion instruments: violin, cello but also instruments made using the latest technologies, such as 3D printing, designed and implemented by Positive Agency.

For the first time, Zoli assumes the music composition in collaboration with George Calin. The songs are characterized by fresh and unique sound, specially created for percussion ensembles, using diverse rhythms and sounds.
The instrumentalists’ performance is live, suitable for outdoor festivals, big clubs or product launches.
For 2016 the most important Zoli TOTH Project appearances are:

• Eurovision Gala
• Spotlight Festival
• Hard Rock Café Bucharest
• Bucharest Music Film Festival 
• more here :  zoli-toth

Hristos a înviat!

Eli, Eli, Lama Sabachthani

45 Now from the sixth hour darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour. 

46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, 'Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?' 

that is, 'My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?' (Matthew 27:45 - 46, NASB)

Noaptea Cărților Deschise

Pe 23 aprilie, în lumea întreagă s-a sărbătorit Ziua Mondială a Cărții. În România, Editura Litera a organizat  cea mai importantă campanie dedicată sărbătorii lecturii, Noaptea Cărților Deschise.

Acesta este prilejul nostru din fiecare an de a ne întâlni cu voi, iubitorii de carte, într-un cadru prietenesc, pentru a marca simbolic un eveniment dedicat uneia dintre celei mai importante invenții ale omenirii, CARTEA.
Alături de voi, am făcut din acest eveniment un adevărat manifest pro-cultură ale cărui ecouri au depășit granițele țării. Este o realizare importantă pentru România, țară pe care statisticile europene o plasează la coada listei la capitolul obișnuințelor de lectură.

Sfântul Gheorghe -Saint George

Saint George , according to legend, was a soldier in the Roman army who later became venerated as a Christian martyr. His parents were Christians of Greek background;his father Gerontius was a Roman army official from Cappadocia and his mother Polychronia was a Christian from Lydda in the Roman province of Syria Palaestina (Palestine). Accounts differ regarding whether George was born in Cappadocia or Syria Palaestina, but agree that he was raised at least partly in Lydda. Saint George became an officer in the Roman army in the Guard of Diocletian, who ordered his death for failing to recant his Christian faith.