The Quartier des Spectacles Partnership is pleased to announce that domino effect by Ingrid Ingrid is the winner of the 9th edition of Luminothérapie. The participatory installation, composed of a set of giant sonorous and illuminated dominos, will be presented until January 27, 2019 at Place des Festivals, located in the heart of the Quartier des Spectacles, Montreal.
As part of the novel winter experience provided by Luminothérapie, domino effect consists of 120 dominos distributed across several stations. The public is invited to play with sets of 10 giant, brightly coloured dominos in different ways, creating a wide range of sound and lighting effects. Every set features a different sound profile (vocals, percussion, marimba, balafon, flute and so on), and when players topple the dominos in a long cascade, the resulting multi-coloured domino orchestra plays a unique musical work in a colourful and luminous bow of pastel hues. Ingrid Ingrid delivers a fun and entertaining experience that brings people together and fosters a spirit of cooperation. Players can join forces to set up the dominos faster and trigger the next cascade, or nudge them in the opposite direction to reverse the sound sequence. And since each domino makes its own unique sound, visitors can even play DJ by ?scratching? a domino, spinning it at different speeds or drumming on it with their fingers.
The installation is rounded out by an architectural projection on UQAM?s Pavillon Président-Kennedy, cr...