The Projections of Mr. Beam

February 15, 2011 6:04 PM

Living Room is the latest 3D projection mapping project by Dutch group Mr. Beam, achieved with only two projectors. Many of their other projects have been on a larger scale. [previously]
posted by Partial Law (4 comments total)

Reminiscent of Michael Naimark's Displacements (1980-1984): Two Unusual Projection Spaces
posted by 0rison at 7:24 PM on February 15, 2011 [1 favorite]

This is incredible, I wonder how ruined the effect is by people, or if this would actually be something worth doing in a club or lounge setting.
posted by jellywerker at 8:16 PM on February 15, 2011

Um, that's cool, but how does that work when people are actually in the room? Get a few people in there and it'll just be streaks of white cloth where there are supposed to be shadows (which admittedly could be a really cool effect as well), not to mention everyone being blinded by the projectors every time they look up or around. It might still be cool in an environment people wouldn't mind, like jellywerker's suggestion of a club/lounge setting.

Now, if someone put flexible OLED sheets in a protective clear coating and had that as a slip cover for your couch, bookshelves, wallpaper, coffee table, etc... hmmm....
posted by hincandenza at 8:20 PM on February 15, 2011

THIS* is the most incredible thing. It approches a completely new immersive art form.


*links to an installation piece that Mr Beam did for the Licht Festival in Gent earlier this month.
posted by SPUTNIK at 6:21 AM on February 16, 2011