Lima - Installation

DJ Light (DJ Luz), Lima 2010 from Cinimod Studio on Vimeo.

DJ Light is an immersive public sound and light installation that gives visitors the power to orchestrate an awe-inspiring performance of light and sound across a large public space. It was created for energy company Endesa as the cornerstone of their Christmas celebrations in Lima, Peru.

DJ Light is about the exhilaration of one person taking control over a massive space and manipulating the incredible array of light and sound within it using nothing more than their own body. It is an empowering experience where the public is invited to be the artist.

The installation consists of 85 giant globes of light, each capable of displaying millions of colours. As the "guest DJ" assumes their position on the podium, they can use their arms to point and gesture. These movements are translated in real-time into beautiful movements of light and generative sound across the space.

Cinimod Studio are known for their innovative use of technologies, and it is therefore no surprise that "DJ Light" employs some truly innovative technologies. The main controlling hardware and software utilised for DJ Light was made especially for the project, and combines years of on-going research and development.

Each of the inflatable globes contain custom LED lighting, designed and fabricated for maximum controllability and energy efficiency. Each globe has a unique identity that allows the colour to be controlled from the main DJ podium. Suspended above the podium is a high accuracy thermal tracking camera that has been developed by Cinimod to allow for live tracking of the "guest DJ". By tracking every movement of the person below, this camera communicates control signals to the main software programme that is responsible for the live sound and light generation.

With over 400 channels of lighting control and a multi-directional sound system, DJ Light is comprised of a technically advanced set-up. However it is the intention and desire of Cinimod Studio that the focus of the public should be on the beautiful and ephemeral effect of the artwork, rather than on the technology that underlies it.

Project Credits:
Concept design, realisation and implementation: Cinimod Studio (London, UK)
Software programming: Cinimod Studio with Henrik Ekeus (London, UK)
Local project management: Claudia Paz & Cesar Castro (Lima, Peru)
Local production team: Arquileds and Consetec (Lima, Peru)

December 2010         

Accra - Agbogbloshie

Accra - Agbogbloshie
Sodom and Gomorrah
uncommercial-Short-Mood-Documentary
by Chris Caliman
2011
Canon 7D


Music: Gustavo Santaolalla - Can Light Be Found in the Darkness?

Agbogbloshie is a suburb of Accra, Ghana known as a destination for legal and illegal exportation and environmental dumping of electronic waste (e-waste) from industrialized nations. Often referred to as a "digital dumping ground", millions of tons of e-waste are processed each year in Agbogbloshie

Processing electronic waste presents a serious health threat to workers at Agbogbloshie. The fumes released from the burning of the plastics and metals used in electronics are composed of highly toxic chemicals and carcinogens. Workers often inhale lead, cadmium,dioxins, furans, phthalates and brominated flame retardants.

Exposure to these fumes is especially hazardous to children, as these toxins are known to inhibit the development of the reproductive system, the nervous system and the brain.

This short Mood-Documentary is recutted from the material of the german Documentary "Die Kinder der Toxic City" which i shot this year as a second dop with Jürgen Steiger as the first dop with Christian Bock
-director- in Ghana.

This pictures are all shooted by me...

here is the link to the original full lengh german documentary from the ZDF:
zdf.de/ZDFmediathek/beitrag/video/1355586/ZDFzoom-Toxic-City?setTime=0#/beitrag/video/1355586/ZDFzoom-Toxic-City

chris caliman on Vimeo
2011

NYC - Dead drops

Dead Drops 'How to' - NYC
aram bartholl on Vimeo.

deaddrops.com/
‘Dead Drops’ is an anonymous, offline, peer to peer file-sharing network in public space. USB flash drives are embedded into walls, buildings and curbs accessable to anybody in public space. Everyone is invited to drop or find files on a dead drop. Plug your laptop to a wall, house or pole to share your favorite files and data. Each dead drop is installed empty except a readme.txt file explaining the project. ‘Dead Drops’ is open to participation. If you want to install a dead drop in your city/neighborhood follow the ‘how to’ instructions and submit the location and pictures.
awesome soundtrack by
Young Blood – The Naked And Famous
(via fffff.at/autumn-mix-2010/ by Theo)           
2010

Bologna - Pilastro

Bologna - Pilastro
al pilaster
Marco Landini
February 2011

Bergamo - Alpini parade

Bergamo - Alpini parade
ALPINI_BERGAMO_041
Marco Vanoli 
May 2010

Vancouver - Flash mob

Vancouver - Flash mob
imagine1day's Official Dancing in the Streets flashmob | Vancouver Canada 2010
Here is imagine1day's official take on the 3000+ amazing flashmob dance that took place on Robson Street, Vancouver, BC Canada during the hustle and bustle of first day of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games on February 13 at 4pm. Thousands of people participated and thousands more watched!

For more information on imagine1day and what this incredible organization is up to in communities around the world and in Ethiopia, join us on facebook, twitter, and visit

imagine1day.org

If you're having trouble playing this video, click here for the YouTube version: youtube.com/​watch?v=FzVuLTPYtk4

Share your Dancing in the Street story! Whether you participated or watched the biggest flashmob that has ever happened in Canada on February 13th in Vancouver, we want to hear about it. We're putting together a larger project and we want YOU to be a part of it! Post a comment on our facebook fan page facebook.com/​imagine1day

Jered Love 
February 2010 

Welcome to Tokyo

Sans Soleil (1983) Welcome To Tokyo  
1983

Genova - Flood

http://www.youreporter.it/video_disastro_in_corso_sardegna

Genova - Flood
Disastro in corso Sardegna!!
Youreporter.it 
November 2011

Old London Street Scenes (1903)