Photo: Ulysse Lemerise/OSA Images
This winter, the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership invites Montrealers and visitors to discover Loop, an original installation on the Place des Festivals, on the Quartier des Spectacles.
The work, which will be presented from December 8 to January 29, consists of 13 giant zoetropes – an optical toy that was a forerunner of animated film. When a zoetrope is activated, images are shown in rapid succession, creating the illusion of motion.
“LuminothĂ©rapie is a superb cultural experience in the middle of our winter, in the heart of downtown Montreal,? said Denis Coderre, mayor of Montreal. ?This temporary installation will delight Montrealers and visitors with its marriage of cutting-edge technology and top creative talent. I want to thank the designers and the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership for giving us another large-scale work that will make all Montrealers proud of their city.” Photo: Ulysse Lemerise/OSA Images
Loop is a cross between a music box, a zoetrope and a railway handcar – the pump-powered vehicles familiar from Bugs Bunny cartoons. The retro-futuristic machine plays 13 animated fairy-tale loops set in motion when visitors work the lever together. When the cylinder starts spinning, it lights up, making the series of still images appear to move. A flickering strobe effect accompanies the black and white images, like in the very first movies. The animation is visible from inside or outside the cylin...