Archinect - News2024-05-10T07:19:16-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150391496/iconic-parisian-cathedral-transformed-into-sensory-nighttime-exploration-by-multimedia-company-moment-factory
Iconic Parisian cathedral transformed into ‘sensory nighttime exploration’ by multimedia company Moment Factory Niall Patrick Walsh2023-10-26T12:53:00-04:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/94/948131edf984267259694be5c30f9e5d.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Montreal-based <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/122206933/moment-factory" target="_blank">Moment Factory</a> has completed an immersive <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/680541/media-art" target="_blank">multimedia experience</a> inside the iconic Dôme des Invalides in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/812/paris" target="_blank">Paris</a>. The project, titled 'AURA Invalides,' consists of a 50-minute experience combining video mapping, lighting, special effects, orchestral music, and sound design to celebrate the building’s architectural and historical heritage.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2a/2a1ce99bb8cb8a92d75066f98575da89.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2a/2a1ce99bb8cb8a92d75066f98575da89.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Moment Factory</figcaption></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/45/45a73235663bf4b5a26e0d1bac193f5f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/45/45a73235663bf4b5a26e0d1bac193f5f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a><figcaption>Image credit: Moment Factory</figcaption></figure></figure><p>Conceived in 2019 by cultural operator Cultival in collaboration with Musée de l’Armée, the project seeks to create a “sensory nighttime exploration” in which visitors wander through the Dôme des Invalides and its six chapels guided by light. The experience is divided into three acts, each portraying a distinct facet of the site: “its construction, the memories it harbors, and its power to inspire one and all.”</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f3/f3402d70dbf64659690fd38e3f0a1031.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f3/f3402d70dbf64659690fd38e3f0a1031.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Moment Factory</figcaption></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/88/88b08e94e89072886a7221dc23a98526.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/88/88b08e94e89072886a7221dc23a98526.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a><figcaption>Image credit: Moment Factory</figcaption></figure></figure><p>To project an experience onto the main dome, which measures 295 feet high and 98 feet at its smallest diameter, the t...</p>