French artists created a stunning installation with sensors and computer-generated imagery, so that a dancer appears to bend light in this aesthetic performance.
In this captivating solo performance, a dancer bends light with smooth, supple body movements. The unique piece, composed and directed by French artists and engineers Adrien Mondot and Claire Bardainne, is called Hakanaï — an old Japanese word made of two parts, one meaning “man” and the other “dream.” The deeper message embedded in the creation illuminates the ephemeral and fragile. Even the most delicate movements can transform our surroundings, and life is made up of these beautiful, but fleeting moments.
The performance takes place inside a cubed installation made from translucent veils, enabling the dancer to venture into the 3D space between dreams and reality. Using a combination of video projection mapping, computer-generated imagery, and sensors that dynamically respond to the movements and proximity of the performer, the display offers an exquisite fusion of art and technology.
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Mondot told The Creators Project that the development of the software for the display began in 2006, based on the motion of objects and various physics models. She also explained that her and Bardainne discovered the word “Hakanaï” by chance, and that there’s no existing word in the French or English languages that describes that same feeling as Hakanaï.
When asked about bridging the gap between art and technology, Mondot responded, “For us there is no gap. Art and technology: they are the same thing. We think that rationality and sensibility can be two faces of one thing. And also virtuality and reality are two faces of one thing. This is our reality.”
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