Almost everyone at some point of life played with shadows. Could it be like making imaginary animals with the hands or just seeing things through normal object’s shadows. Shadow play is a powerful storytelling tool that has been used since long time ago by many different cultures. However, you always control the shadow changing the source of it , witch means, change the object or the light position. What about change the shadow itself?

This project allows people to interact with shadows and control them manipulating a magic stick. In this installation everyone is transformed into a shadow's master.

“Mestre das sobras” is an interactive installation where the user can manipulate shadows created by ordinary objects throught a “magic” stick. In this project you can play with the shadows and change their appearance.

In this installation some objects standed in front of a screen. You can move these objects as you like and once you fix them at the position you want you should pick up the “magic stick”. When you get the “magic stick” you turn on the interaction system. From this moment on you can point the stick at the shadows and transform their appearence.

It was developed during the Interactivos? Lima 2009: Magic and Technology.

2009

28 April to 13 May at Galeria [e]Star in Lima (Peru).

I want to thank all the people from Medialab Prado that selected this project to be developed during the "Interactivos? Lima 2009: magic and technology", my great collaborators: Jaime Lobato who did an amazing job programing in Max and helping me to figure out the set up, Kiko Mayorga for his incredible support and code, Frank Cebreros who did the magic stick, all the others participants of the workshop that always came with new and exciting ideas and also people from Escuelab and Centro Cultural Espanha in Lima. You guys rock!