Moiréverse

An interactive installation surrounding the hypnotizing phenomenon that is moiré.

This project is now archived and was part of DDW23

This project is part of
Nothing Happens If Nothing Happens

Objext #1

Thanos Deenen

As an ode to movement, color and pattern, which have been the driving factors in my work thus far, I’ve created a group of objects that combine these elements in one phenomenon: moiré. Moiré is a distorted visual effect that emerges when multiple patterns consisting of open and dense spaces overlap.

Moiréverse Installation

During my graduation year at the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam, I created an interactive installation surrounding the phenomenon that is moiré. The installation exists of 5 objects that each have their own specific moiré effect and that invite the viewer to interact in various manners. While visiting the installation, the viewer discovers how individually static objects have the ability to transform into dynamic systems when paired with motion. Today, I present a selection of three of the original five objects.

Design Objects

All three objects display different qualities of the moiré effect and invite the viewer to interact in various manners. Object #1 is meant to be touched by the viewer, initiating movement in the morié pattern. The interplay of the vibrant colors cause a soft gradient. Object #4 displays the hypnotizing effect of moiré with the use of wind blowing against a striped textile. Object #5 invites the viewer to change their perspective towards the object and to observe the ever-changing appearance of the effect caused by the three different patterns implemented. During Dutch Design Week, the objects that originally were part of an installation are now put in a different context, proposing the objects as interior design objects.

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Thanos Deenen

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