Haunting an 18th Century Peepshow: Design and function of the mixed-media theatrical installation Teatro Menor
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Miniature theatrical environments are described for a mixed-media installation featuring videotaped performance. The modules of the installation use the design of an 18th century French peepshow as a point of departure. The original viewing cabinets, made as amusements for parlours and salons, offered a primitive form of stereoscopy by way of a large bi-convex lens and gave individuals viewing two-dimensional coloured images the impression of depth and three-dimensionality, an effect often enhanced using prosceniums. In the current work, this basic form is hybridised with a contemporary expression of another archaic though persistent artistic technique, the 19th century theatrical illusion, the Pepper's ghost and in addition to two-dimensional scenography inside the peepshow, objects are included to better integrate the ghost image with its three-dimensional confines. LED lighting inside the cabinets is dynamically controlled and synchronised with the videotaped ghosts and further, ambisonic audio is delivered on headphones to promote a sense of immersion in the scene and an association of the viewer with focal characters.
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October 2021
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ISBN:9781450384209
DOI:10.1145/3483529
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Published: 20 February 2022
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ARTECH 2021
ARTECH 2021: 10th International Conference on Digital and Interactive Arts
October 13 - 15, 2021
Aveiro, Portugal, Portugal
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