Shadow Inverted

An interactive video installation which creates an inverted experience, where shadows are illuminated and serve as portals into an inverted imaginary world.

A visitor of the installation interacting with their inverted shadow.

SHADOW INVERTED

Shadow Inverted is an interactive video installation inspired by a place in the absence of light. This interactive piece creates an inverted experience, where shadows are illuminated and serve as portals into an imaginary world. What is light in the real world is dark in the shadow and vice versa. By moving through the light, a person's shadow uncovers a glimpse of the world beyond, searching the unknown without ever being able to see it all. Each shadow displays a different video that conveys travel through the magically real landscapes.

A close up of the colors generated from the inverted shadow.

A mother carrying their child playing with their shadows projected on the wall.

A mother and child observing their inverted shadows being projected onto the wall.

A close up of one of the magically real landscapes conveyed through video projections.

An inverted shadow of a visitor projected onto the wall through video projections.

Commission: Microsoft Research, Redmond, WA, USA
Software: Hrvoje Benko
Year: 2013