Affinity
Client – Alzheimers Australia, Destination NSW
Event – Sydney Vivid Festival
The Brief
Alzheimer’s disease affects 1 in 3 Australians, this is approximately 300 000 people nation wide. amigo & amigo were asked to create an innovative sculpture that encouraged everyday Australians to engage with this social issue
The Solution
amigo & amigo created Affinity, an immersive interactive light and sound installation inspired by the human brain. Each light globe represented a memory, as people approached Affinity different memories could be heard. When people touched the memory a light would trigger, the longer they touched the further their light would travel throughout the sculpture.
Immersive Design Form
It was important that the audience felt like they had entered an interactive light network inside the human brain. In order to explore the design form and this tactile experience we produced multiple sketch models to play with different geometries. The final result was a dynamic 13m x 13m x 3.5m lighting installation
Amigo & Amigo Project Managed
Electrical engineers, structural engineers and fabricators to ensure that all parts were cohesive, as well as achieving the final aesthetic goal.
Interactive
Design
S1t2 designed the dynamic interactive display that was triggered from 120 points throughout the sculpture.
Electrical
Engineering
Onled engineering worked with amigo & amigo to customize the complex lighting network. It was important the 300 meters of lights were easily assembled and disassembled once on site.
THREE AND A HALF METRES TALL
400 METRES OF LED RGB STRIPLIGHTS
19 INTEL GALILEO BOARDS
ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN INPUT SENSORS
48 CONNECTING ARMS
Social Activation – During the two weeks that Vivid Sydney was live
“As designers we’re always trying to push the boundaries… that’s how Affinity was born, the biggest installation ever hosted at VIVID.”
Renzo Barriga Larriviere
amigo & amigo
Press
“Depicting the complexity and connectivity of the human brain, these interactive light sculptures will explore the effects of Alzheimer’s disease. Best viewed from dusk onwards, the exhibition will showcase not only a compelling display but will also explore the science and a creative look into this part of dementia.”
