From Tuesday 29 August to Sunday 10 September, Hove’s The Old Market will be transformed into a digital forest by the cutting-edge creative studio, Marshmallow Laser Feast, as part of its new immersive exhibition, Habitats.
This interactive experience where nature and technology collide will contain three sections, Forest, In The Eyes Of The Animal and Treehugger: Wawona, which was recently awarded the Tribeca Film Festival’s Storyscapes Award 2017.
Marshmallow Laser Feast will return to The Old Market after a sell out run of In The Eyes Of The Animal in 2016.
James Turnbull, The Old Market development manager said: ‘’Habitats will be, hands down, the most exciting exhibition to grace The Old Market. Sure to be a stimulating and educational experience for all, we can’t wait for the public to encounter this stroke of Marshmallow Laser Feast genius.’’
Marshmallow Laser Feast added: “Last year we brought our production In The Eyes Of The Animal to The Old Market as part of the annual Brighton Digital Festival and were overwhelmed by the amazing feedback we received. Brighton is such a unique mix of technologically and creatively minded people, so it’s an ideal place for us to showcase our work. We are delighted to be returning to The Old Market in 2017 for the world premiere of our latest production, Habitats.”
For more information and to book tickets, please visit http://theoldmarket.com/shows/habitats.
--- HABITATS EVENT BREAKDOWN ---
29 August - 10 September 2017
Forest - Large-scale installation
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRIP_i-TC5o
This interactive, musical laser installation is composed of musical ‘trees’ made of steel rods and lasers. Visitors can physically tap, shake, and pluck, creating vibrating patterns of light and sound.
Treehugger: Wawona - VR experience
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/195539105
Through a huge replica model of a giant sequoia tree and a Vive VR headset, Treehugger lets the viewer experience the scale and wonder of one of the largest living individual organisms on earth.
In The Eyes Of The Animal - VR experience
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/140057053
In the Eyes of the Animal, a journey through the food chain, is an artistic interpretation of the sensory perspectives of four British species. Once you have donned the special VR headsets and haptic backpack, this work takes you on a fascinating journey that allows you to fly through the forest and embody various animals.
Workshops, talks and demos
Alongside the installations and VR experiences, The Old Market will also be hosting a number of workshops, talks and demos from conservationists, natural historians and ecologists. Please visit theoldmarket.com for more information as these events are announced.
