Transient by ARTECHOUSE and the Rise of Immersive Art 

Art is supposed to make you feel something. Joy, pain, hope, loneliness; all of these words just scratch the surface of what art makes you feel. Since the beginning of time humanity has looked to artistic expression and depictions to reveal glimpses of a past we may never have seen otherwise. Art is meant to be viewed by the public; it commands the public to feel the emotions that demand to be felt. But, if given the opportunity, why just look at art when you could have the chance to live in it?

With a history of creating immersive exhibits that fill entire rooms from floor to ceiling, the ARTECHOUSE Museum has been inspiring, educating, and empowering artists and art lovers alike with their imaginative, one-of-a-kind displays since 2015. 

ARTECHOUSE DC, which is located just off the National Mall, connects progressive ideas, artists, and audiences in order to stimulate innovation and creativity at the intersection of art, science, and technology. Its newest exhibit, Transient, studies the emotions behind the artistic process. It brings designs to life through a combination of motorized piano music and hyper realistic projections, combining human and technological elements through a system of unconventional generative algorithms. 

“Projected on a large scale, extremely high resolution hyper-realistic digital brushstrokes unfold like on canvas,” ARTECHOUSE explains on their official website. “Each brushstroke corresponds to a note, creating polyphonic synthetic landscapes. The same algorithms driving the hyper-realistic digital brush strokes also materialize in the sound of piano via the Yamaha Disklavier DC7X ENSPIRE PRO, experienced through 24-channel L-Acoustics L-ISA Immersive Hyperreal Sound technology.”

Spectators who step into the exhibit are immediately transfixed by the beautiful displays. Kaleidoscopes of color swarm the room to the dulcet tunes of the piano set up in its center. A cacophony of emotions overwhelming the room, full of people who are going through this experience together, connecting on a level that some have never experienced before. Walking through the exhibit and seeing the projections with your own eyes creates a feeling unlike any other. 

ARTECHOUSE may be paving the way in experiential immersion, but they were just the head of a movement to prove that art isn’t just a hobby or something to view, but an experience. Immersive art experiences are on the rise, with exhibits such as the Van Gogh Art Experience and The Immersive Art Experience provided by Ogden Contemporary Arts. These types of exhibits have become a necessary experience for art lovers everywhere.

Transient will be available for viewing until March 6th, and tickets are available for purchase on their website. 

February 2022