NONOTAK - SORA

NONOTAK kinetic light & Sound installation, 2023. Artist : Noemi Schipfer & Takami Nakamoto. Project team, hardware design & fabrication : Vincent de Belleval. Commissioned by . Exhibition at Amsterdam Gashouder Westergasfabriek from January 6th to February 5th 2023. The architectural nature of the space isolates the audience from natural light, creating an opportunity to recreate our own enveloping landscape which is a combination of our kinetic setup and the rough texture of the Gas Holder. SORA means sky in Japanese, which is the main inspiration for this piece. Sky is the most powerful light screen, connecting us visually to outer space. It’s hard to perceive all the complexity of it but the longer we look at it, the more we are able to perceive and realise details from it, especially at night. In a minimal and geometrical setup of moving light modules, SORA tempts to reflect the complexity that sky has to offer. Massive lights forming lines are in motion right above the audience, changing directions with the illusion of wind. Hundreds of stars are choreographed through a contrasted soundscape. The rhythms of the piece interprets the characteristics of the sky. Sometimes calm, peaceful and dreamy, sometimes violent, aggressive and stormy. Rotation is the central movement of SORA. Rotation is infinite and doesn’t have a beginning or ending. Experimenting with that endless motion, our attempt is to guide the audience into a contemplative and hypnotic experience.