PlouNuvol Munus Primarium: Apparatus Luminis Interactivus by Dani Paez

PlouNuvol Munus Primarium: Apparatus Luminis Interactivus by Dani Paez is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Designatio Luminarium Competition Category.

ArgentumLuminaria· 2020

PlouNuvol Munus Primarium: Apparatus Luminis Interactivus

by Dani Paez

Client: Aquí Houston

Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum Winner in Luminaria Category

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The Design

About PlouNuvol Munus Primarium: Apparatus Luminis Interactivus

Textus Libri: PlouNuvol est apparatus luminis interactivus in formam magnae nubis inflatae figuratus. Visitatores nubem ingrediuntur et in spectaculo luminis et soni participant. Moderator simplicem choream docet quae corpus in instrumentum percussionis convertit. Soni gradus pluviae in memoriam revocant et effectus luminis intra nubem excitant. Nebula artificiosa et decem tonnae salis in solo colores parietum reflectunt. Cutis exterior ex polyestere igni resistente cum obductione PVC facta est, ita ut spectaculum etiam extrinsecus conspiciatur.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum

PlouNuvol Munus Primarium: Apparatus Luminis Interactivus victor est Praemii A' Design Award Argenteum, honoris eximie amplissimi formis summi generis, pulchris et conspicuis dati. Victores Argenti opera valde splendida et creandi ingenio praedita sunt, quae praestantem peritiam, talentum et acumen auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur PlouNuvol Munus Primarium: Apparatus Luminis Interactivus opus mirabile, exemplare, valde professionale et penitus novum fore. Haec forma Argento victa inventum notabile et admiratum est, quod ad fines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae promovendos confert. PlouNuvol Munus Primarium: Apparatus Luminis Interactivus creatio est, quam multi invident, quae cupiditates excitat, sensus bonos affert et admirationem miraculumque movet.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: PlouNuvol is an immersive and interactive installation where the participant will be co-creating a storm within the cloud. Led by an actor-conductor, the attendees will be moving their bodies, making the sound of the rain that triggers a set of surprising visual effects.
Dimensions & Packaging: 14900mm x 20760mm x 8130mm
Tags: light, immersive, interactive, body percussion, light show
Production Technology: The pavilion was created by an inflatable cloud to create the pavilion, and inside was added artificial fog to increase the feeling of being inside it. The show begins when an orchestra conductor teaches participants a choreography with which they turn their body into a percussion instrument. The sounds generated by the body were associated with phases of the rain that when produced, caused a rain of light inside the cloud. In addition, it was filled with 10 tons of salt on the floor so that the colors of the walls were reflected in it, thus achieving the feeling of actually being inside a cloud.
Design Challenge: The creative challenge was how to make a cloud rain thanks to the sound interaction of people. Our team had to investigate methods, sound sensors, tests with gospel choirs, etc ... to understand that the rain has a musicality in different phases.
Research: How to feel the sensation of being inside a cloud and feel not only the rain but its energy. The objective was to investigate how rain-like sounds can be generated with the body and how the cloud react with them. The methodology was to try different gospel choirs to find the best way to make music with the body. The results were 15,000 visitors in 3 days in Barcelona, leaving more than double in the street without being able to enter the event due to the time constraints, 4 hours a day for 3 days, that allowed us the city council of Barcelona. Sold out tickets.
Inspiration: People used to see the clouds from the ground, but what if we could be inside one?

Led by an actor-conductor, the attendees will be moving their bodies, making the sound of the rain that triggers a set of surprising visual effects. This generates a show visible from both inside and outside the cloud, making the participants the creators of a storm in its different phases: cloud, rain and thunderstorm
Project Duration: The project started in February 2019 in Barcelona during Llum Barcelona (Light Festival) 4 hours each night during 3 days. It starts every 15 minutes.
Operation Flow: The inflated cloud made of Polyester (flame retardant plus waterproof) with PVC coating, allows the light show not only to be enjoyed inside but also to be contemplated outside with the same intensity. The only difference is that the people inside are interacting with the cloud through the sound of their body, and people outside just listen to noise and are waiting to come in to see what is happening.
Team Members: Dani Paez, Isabel Guillen, Jordi Medina, Mery MPH, Eva Oliver, Marisa Oliver, Manuel Paez, Gemma Riera, Espacio la Nube, Eikonos, Mireia Pascual, ZER Collection, Sara Martin, Lidia Puig, Marco Sansalone, Victor Marsol, Lucas Pigliacampo, Protofy, Kum Kum Events, David Barra, G de Gospel
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Daniel Paez/David Barra, PlouNuvol, 2019.
Image #2: Photographer Daniel Paez/David Barra, PlouNuvol, 2019.
Image #3: Photographer Daniel Paez/David Barra, PlouNuvol, 2019.
Image #4: Photographer Daniel Paez/David Barra, PlouNuvol, 2019.
Image #5: Photographer Daniel Paez/David Barra, PlouNuvol, 2019.

Video Credtis: Daniel Paez/Marco Sansalone, PlouNuvol, 2019.