Communitas
2010
Interactive Installation
Sombras is an interactive installation that explores the relationship between shadows and play. It consists of large surface where participants can cast shadows over a surface. The shadows then return as memories rippling through time, allowing participants to engage with the ancient practice of shadow play, as one of the earliest tools for story telling, the ancestor of cinema.
The installation uses a custom-built software that analyzes the shadows and creates a dynamic visual representation of them through a depth sensor and a projector.
This installation was commissioned by the Museum of Toys, San Isidro (Buenos Aires), Argentina, and was on view from June of 2012 to June 2013. It was part of a larger exhibition called "La Mesa del Tiempo" (The Table of Time), which explored ancestral games through a contemporary lens.
