White Space
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White Space
A monochromatic light instrument played through collective presence.
White Space is an immersive installation that transforms negative space into a place where strangers connect.
At its heart, a monolith of intense blue and white light spins on its axis, casting compositions of monochromatic light and generative music that shift and dance among the audience. Responding to pose and position, the sculpture becomes an instrument, played by everyone present at once.
Only by coordinating their positions and synchronising their poses can visitors reach the climax of the installation: illuminating the emptiness that separates them and transforming the negative space into White Space.
White Space is an interactive light installation by artist Matthias Oostrik, who leads its concept, software, and production. Developed under the Harmonic Dissonance Collective, it premieres during ADE Friday (with a public try-out on ADE Thursday), hosted by ICK Dans Amsterdam. Its sonic language, developed with composer Marcel Wierckx, draws from electronic dance music and generative composition, placing the work at the intersection of light art, club culture, and participatory performance.
The program also features ‘SMILE’, Oostrik's AI installation that transforms your portrait into an eerily perfect version of yourself.
The Harmonic Dissonance Collective, which Oostrik co-founded with Suzanne Dikker, is known for award-winning work on human connectedness, with collaborations spanning artists from Marina Abramović to Bad Bunny and institutions including the Max Planck Society, VU Amsterdam, New York University, and ICK Dans Amsterdam.
Programme:
ADE Thursday: Public Try Out, €5-
ADE Friday: Premiere, €5-
ADE Saturday: Installation, Free
ADE Sunday: Installation, Free
ICK Dans Amsterdam
In 2009, Emio Greco and Pieter C. Scholten combined their artistic, production and research activities in ICK Dans Amsterdam, the International Choreographic Arts Centre Amsterdam, a platform for contemporary dance. With their vision of the body, we create international productions, support young makers and realise education and research in dance.
Since 2021, ICK has been located in Space for Dance Art (SfDA), a place where performances, research, education, debates, workshops and symposia come together. Space for Dance Art functions as a dynamic centre where dance engages in dialogue with other disciplines, technology and social issues.
ICK Dans Amsterdam
In 2009, Emio Greco and Pieter C. Scholten combined their artistic, production and research activities in ICK Dans Amsterdam, the International Choreographic Arts Centre Amsterdam, a platform for contemporary dance. With their vision of the body, we create international productions, support young makers and realise education and research in dance.
Since 2021, ICK has been located in Space for Dance Art (SfDA), a place where performances, research, education, debates, workshops and symposia come together. Space for Dance Art functions as a dynamic centre where dance engages in dialogue with other disciplines, technology and social issues.
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Check out Unity's tips to Celebrate Safe during ADE:
♥ I love my ears
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