Onirica ()
Sharing some behind the scenes of our most recent rehearsal session for Onirica ().
Onirica () is an deeply emotional experience where dream activity and sleep find their corporeal interpretation on stage. The performer's body fragments into broken, sudden, and spasm-like movements alternating with slow and lethargic flows, influencing the background vision through a real-time generation of the visuals.
A new step forward in a research that has been fascinating us for two years. Looking forward to sharing this new piece with you all and thanking Teatro delle Passioni and Emilia Romagna Teatro for hosting us in their spaces.
Info and bookings: [email protected]
The topic of dreams is so vast and fascinating that it was only a matter of time before we launched a new chapter of the Onirica () series, using a medium close to our hearts, but one we haven't explored for quite some time: the dynamism and intimacy of performance.
The human body allows us to narrate from an intimate perspective, putting an emphasis on the physicality of dreaming and sleeping. Produced in collaboration with choreographer Diego Tortelli, this work fuses dance performance and cinematic experience, featuring visuals generated in real-time through the interaction between the performer and artificial intelligence.
Onirica () marks our return to the stage after a seven-year break, and we can't wait to share it with you.
Info and bookings: [email protected]
After 7 years, we’re back on stage.
Onirica () goes live.
More info soon.
Onirica () at Pozu Santa Bárbara is coming full circle.
What we love about Onirica () is its versatility: each viewer can interpret it uniquely, influenced by their own sensibilities. The location also plays a significant role in shaping the experience. We are thrilled to have had the opportunity to create a dialogue between our work and the venue, enriched by its history and significance for the local area. We extend our heartfelt thanks to the L.E.V. Festival team for their passion and care, and for the warm hospitality we received during our visit to Asturias.
Catch the show until the end of this week.
Studies of the Yellow River - 黄河
Old study created for a new project developed around the representation of the Yellow River - 黄河 in China. Different possible visualisations of a stream of water - as a seamless, harmonious line or embracing the jagged irregularity of broken strokes.
FOORT Visualisation
Matter gravitates towards a black hole and, as it draws nearer, it eventually positions itself on an equatorial plane, forming the so-called accretion disk. It starts rotating around the black hole acquiring very high energy and transforming into a state of superheated plasma, which in turn emits powerful streams of photons.
We are currently experimenting with a tool called FOORT, developed by researchers of KU Leuven. It allows for the digital visualisation of black holes leveraging the laws of theoretical physics. We modified the system and added the representation of geodesic trajectories followed by photons as they travel in space.
Thanks to Daniel R. Mayerson and Fabio Bacchini for their help with “FOORT: Flexible Object-Oriented Ray Tracing”: https://github.com/drmayerson/FOORT
Onirica () is on 💭
Come catch it in Verona for the rest of the week - free entrance with registration, more info here: https://adv.pasqua.it/en/page/onirica/
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Artwork by fuse*
Site-specific edition commissioned by Pasqua Wines
(VINITALY April 14-20, 2024)
Ongoing research about black holes and their digital visualization: we started a dialogue with researchers from KU Leuven who developed FOORT, a tool allowing us to imagine black holes through theoretical physics (as opposed to direct observation).
The digital simulation follows the trajectories of photons (geodesics) emitted by the incandescent matter attracted by the hole itself, reversing the time component. It is as if we were taking a photograph of a black hole: the simulation visualizes from different perspectives the theoretical path of the photons travelling from the black hole to a hypothetical camera placed on Earth.
Thanks to Daniel R. Mayerson and Fabio Bacchini for their help with “FOORT: Flexible Object-Oriented Ray Tracing”: https://github.com/drmayerson/FOORT
More tests with particle movements, creating areas where the imaginary cells get propelled through different forces. This time, we also switched the point of view by adding depth of field.
R&D tests with img2video models: an attempt at expanding specific, peculiar dream moments from Onirica ().
We fed the system with single frames from the work, and the model did the rest - from adding camera movements to light flashes. The imperfections and distortions that emerge are among the most distinctive and intriguing features: it's a distinctive aesthetic that can already differentiate this model from others. Looking forward to experiment some more using prompts to condition the video generation.
