Void Acoustics has worked with art designers This is Loop on 'Emergence’, a large scale AV installation which features Void Acoustics’ sculpted Cyclone 55 fixture. This weather-protected IP-55 rated speaker was ideal for the artwork, which is predominantly displayed in outside environments.
Artist Alan Hayes is one of the partners of ‘This is Loop’ – a collaborative artistic partnership which tours large-scale experiential architectural installations and sculptures to city centres and events across the UK and the world. As the creator and architect of ‘Emergence’, Hayes was adamant about his decision to work with Void Acoustics on this particular sculpture. The brief was to provide the audio aspect of the installation whilst essentially becoming an integral part of the artwork itself.
Due to the nature of ‘Emergence’ as an immersive and playful AV art installation, Hayes wanted to specify a sound system which would not only meet their high expectations for the highest quality audio, but sought a brand which would have a visual aesthetic which would be in keeping with, and integrate seamlessly into, the art piece itself.
With Void’s distinguishing fibreglass enclosures, the Cyclone 55 speakers were the choice to meet this brief. The installation’s structure consists of seventy-five large mirror nodes covered on all surfaces with a mirror finish, arranged in an 11 ft tall, 30 ft diameter cylindrical pavilion style structure. ‘Emergence’ features a mesmerising and highly complex array of light patterns and visual illusions choreographed to an accompanying audio track.
