From hidden eastern forests, to vast western deserts, Photonic Bliss has been in the business of rewriting realities and teaching human senses to experience environments that were once outside possibility. Brian Pinkham and Pete Silva have been pushing the envelope of interactive, full-spectrum lighting and sensory technology for years, in an attempt to awaken human souls to their own divine creative moment.
What do we think? Do we like activating with the galaxies? Allowing ourselves to communicate at the more primordial level of sound and light does seem like an intriguing idea to many.
The kids seem to like it.
In light of that, we are intending to bring the Galactivation Station to the playa @ Black Rock City! But we need your help! There are some crucial upgrades that are necessary to make this technological light monster ready to endure the harsh conditions of the desert, primarily all new sonar sensors that are fully weatherproof, as well as a generator to make it all happen.
We’ve created a Kickstarter.com project (tinyurl.com/galactivate) with a goal of $1000, and for each level of pledge we are offering different goodies. Personally, I know if I were donating, I’d want that chaotic fun light mess– the Electron Cloud! Even $5 will make a difference.
Thanks to all you shiny sparkley people that support our vision!
The summer is just whizzing by with awesome adventures throughout…
This Friday (8.06.10) we are going to be having our first Denver public unveiling of our Galactivation Station installation. We’ll be setup on at 7th and Santa Fe, right next to our bass-bringer friends, at the Whomp Truck. We’ll be there for the duration of the art walk, starting at most likely sunset.
Come say hello and have an interstellar audio/visual experience with us for sure!
Hot off the presses is our newest promotional video featuring the full sized Galactivation Station and it’s “home version”, The Whompilator.
The Galactivation Station is a super sensory experience of light, sound, touch and play. It’s a 12′ pyramid portal to another dimension. As you step inside, the installation creates extraterrestrial music and sounds, directly corresponding to the motion of your body. You will likely find yourself moved to dance, as you experience a total shift from the paradigm that your dance is created by the music, because in the Galactivation Station, the music is created by your dance! The music activates a full color LED array covering the entire installation surface, creating a fully immersive torrent of color and light, all of which pulse and throb in resonance with the sounds produced.
The Whompilator is the alien baby of The Galactivation Station. A 3′ pyramid covered in silky stretch fabric which creates the same extraterrestrial sounds as the mother installation however the sounds are activated by stroking and caressing the sensuous skin instead of dancing. This makes creating alien music a much more tangible and tactile experience. The Whompilator is a sensational instrument that can be played by anyone regardless of their background… Lets play!!!
This past weekend we brought a 3 foot version of The Galactivation Station to the lovely Colorado festival Sonic Bloom where it was instantly dubbed ”The Whompilator” and was met with an overwhelmingly positive reception. We are now fully charged and ready for our next stop at the EMRG+N+SEE festival in Salem Oregon after which we’ll pop back to CO for the Vayeb Day Out of Time Festival in the San Luis valley. Hope to see you there!!!
So Apogaea was quite the journey– It was challenging, it was amazing, it was mind expanding, it was earth shakingly dub-a-licious, and we experienced every form of “cold wetness” a sophisticated electronic installation could handle, including hail. But guess what? We won the game. So there.
Apo Running Crew
Now that the summer is getting under way, plan to catch us at the following events:
