Institute History

  • 2011 Sundance Film Festival

Description

This sublime and elegant work liberates the pixel entirely from its usual proscenium format and reshapes our encounter with the moving image by using steam as a screen and an interactive interface. Plunge your hands into the steam quickly to touch one of the virtual butterflies projected into the vapor, and it may fly away and disappear. But hold your hand in the steam for a while, and butterflies will flock around and play with you.

Screening Details

  • Section: New Frontier
  • Film Type: Artist
  • Country: Japan
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