Langlands & Bell: Plunged in a Stream
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Plunged in a Stream by Langlands & Bell takes the hidden river Senne/Zenne running through the centre of Brussels and uses it as its starting point for an exploration of the cityscape, its history, languages and peoples. The installation is based around three elements: the digital re-imaging of the river at selected points of the site; floating avatar heads, texts and sounds to narrate an alternative mapping of the river; and finally a series of networked interactive environments allowing the visitor to 'rediscover' the underground site from the inside via a digital reconstruction enabled by the highly the innovative TARA and MARI technologies. Plunged in a Stream covered the entirety of the Coudenberg Palace national archaeological site, creating a total immersive aesthetic environment for the viewer. TARA = Total Abstract Rendering Architecture Plunged in a Stream was a collaboration between BAFTA award winning artists Langlands & Bell and the BT Exact research & technology laboratories at Martlesham in Suffolk. The exhibition took place at the Coudenberg Palace National Archaeological in central Brussels in April 2005. |
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