Architecture of multisensory experiences
at the intersection of the physical and virtual worlds
Nourathar Studio is an art & technology lab based in Ibiza
since 2013. Their art occurs at the intersection between the physical
and the virtual, in the hybrid space between technology, history and
magic.
Nourathar’s recent augmented still lives
combine augmented reality, interaction, optical illusionism and other
hi & lo-tech mirages, to explore the ability of light to expand
beyond the limitations of screens and flat surfaces. They capture and
materialize light as it collides with different realities and highlight
its potential to cross and unify multiple dimensions. The studio’s
creative use of the electromagnetic principles which determine the
behaviour of light, accentuates the subjective nature of vision and
reality.
These augmented mini-scenographies
incorporate a variety of technological tricks, proto-cinematic
techniques and digital tools, to draw audiences into a dreamscape
inhabited by futurities from an imaginary past. The impact of technology
on how we perceive and relate to the world, is a recurring theme in the
work of Nourathar’s members. Much of the studio's work honors early
inventors, sourcerers and light-art pioneers who would incorporate
science to their magic shows and develop tricks based on the latest
advances in electricity, optics or mechanics, to tease the perception of
the viewer and invoke wonder. Nourathar’s aim is to recover this
fascination for the magic of technology.
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The use of creative technologies has been at the core of the work of the
founders of Nourathar Studio for the past 15+ years and includes:
real-time audiovisual systems, immersive environments, motion capture,
robotics and tele-presence. They have designed and built experiences
for a wide variety of contexts: from shows, corporate or marketing
actions to interactive artworks and performances.
The name Nourathar was adapted from the Arabic words for "light" (nour)
and "essence of" (athar) by Mary Elizabeth Hallock-Greenewalt (Beirut
1871–1951) to describe the visual music she created.
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Selected Exhibitions:
· Oniritronix. VentanaContemporary, Ibiza 2017
· Light after Dark. La Curva, Ibiza 2016
· Light Sculptures. El Hotel Pacha, Ibiza 2015
· After the Net 2.0, Peninsula Arts, Plymouth 2010
· After the Net, Observatori, Valencia 2008
· C0D3: the Mechanics of the Spell. FACT, Liverpool 2006
· Visions de Futur. Convent Sant Agustí, Barcelona 2003
· Butterfly Storm; 3ª Mostra d´art sonor i visual. Convent de San Agustí, Barcelona 2002
· Sensorial Mediática. El Atajo, Buenos Aires, 2000
· AlternatiBA. Centro Cultural San Martin, Buenos Aires 2000
· Fractal & Gardening & Techno-organic Crops. Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires (MAMBA) 2000
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Interactive performance in Real-Time:
· Narcissus' Selphere,, ME, Ibiza 2018
· Hipersonica / File, Sao Paulo 2012
· Ciutats Creactives, Tarragona 2011
· Electrosonic-media, Burgos 2009
· REC, Madrid 2006
· Electrosonic, Burgos 2005
· Expandea, Madrid 2004
· Sonar, Barcelona 2003, 2004
· Generative Art Symposium (GA), Milano 2002
· Error Club, Barcelona 2002
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Selected Presentations:
· TEDxSantAntoni, Ibiza 2016
· Dorkbot mtv. Montevideo 2012
· LaptopRus @ Medialab Prado. Madrid 2011
· Dorkbot. Barcelona 2006.
· Science Week. Liverpool 2006.
· AVLAB @Medialab Prado. Madrid 2006.
· Dorkbot. Madrid 2005.
· Sonar. Barcelona 2004.
· Open Fridays @ Straddle. Barcelona 2003.
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Technical direction / production, media art:
· Colección BEEP. Reus 2018
· Criaturas Digitales. Rome 2017
· Art Futura (Montevideo, BsAs,
Bilbao, Ibiza)
· Sueños de Silicio @ Tabakalera, Donosti 2010
· Vida 11.0 @ Fundación Telefónica, Madrid 2009
· 2 you maestro, V. Ullate @ Teatro Real 2008
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Máquinas y Almas @MNCARS, Madrid 2008
· sk-interfaces @FACT, Liverpool 2008
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