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Projected botanical forms animate a skull against a black background

Case study

Collaborative work

2018–2019 · Presented at Pixelatl

Viventi Mori

Physical system / case design and fabrication — collaborative creator

A portable projection-mapping object: a skull, a suitcase, a meditation on life, death, creation and decay.

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01Premise

The question

Can a complete audiovisual world travel inside a handmade case?

02Encounter

Experience

The Viventi Mori projection-mapped skull installed inside its portable wooden case
Kommon Collective

The piece uses a human skull as a projection surface, rooted in Mexican visual culture, cycling through creation, nature, psyche and beyond. It is both an object and an audiovisual experience.

03Architecture

System

ContextKommon Collective
My rolePhysical system / case design and fabrication — collaborative creator
The workViventi Mori
Known media & modules
  • TouchDesigner
  • Notch
  • Fabrication
  • Projection mapping

Reinforced wooden case built from scratch by Saël: steel bearings, pneumatic opening, rear storage, two internal speakers, three pico-projector mounts, Kinect mount, velvet interior, alternate object mount. Collaborators: Sylvie Béraud (illustrations), Alexandre DeBavelaere / Alex Vlair (animation / 3D / Notch), Bobby Léon (sound).

04Consequence

What changed

An early signature: the physical system is not a container for the art. It is part of the art.

05Project facts

Context

Authorship
Collaborative work
Role
Physical system / case design and fabrication — collaborative creator
Studio
Kommon Collective
Year
2018–2019
Location
Presented at Pixelatl
Collaborators
Sylvie Béraud, Alexandre DeBavelaere / Alex Vlair, Bobby Léon

06Attribution

Credits

  • Sylvie BéraudIllustrations / design
  • Alexandre DeBavelaere / Alex VlairAnimation / 3D / Notch
  • Bobby LéonSound
  • Saël SimardPhysical system / case
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