{"id":22981,"date":"2022-01-09T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/?p=22981"},"modified":"2022-01-16T11:34:08","modified_gmt":"2022-01-16T16:34:08","slug":"urban-safari-imagine-van-gogh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/2022\/01\/09\/urban-safari-imagine-van-gogh\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Safari: Imagine Van Gogh"},"content":{"rendered":"

You are not wrong if you are thinking you already read a Van Gogh article recently on RainyDayMagazine.<\/p>\n

We had attended a Van Gogh event last November<\/a>, but weirdly enough, a similar but different exhibit<\/a> opened in Boston shortly after. Naturally, we were curious to how this one would compare!<\/p>\n

Imagine Van Gogh: SoWa Power Station<\/h1>\n

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Imagine Van Gogh: The Immersive Exhibition<\/a> bills itself as “the original Van Gogh immersive exhibition featuring more than 200 of the Dutch artist\u2019s paintings.”<\/p>\n

Annabelle Mauger<\/a> and Julien Baron<\/a> are the creative forces behind the creation of this Van Gogh experience. The two are renowned for their work at Cath\u00e9drale d\u2019Images<\/a> (the Cathedral <\/span>of Images<\/em>) in Les Baux-de-Provence<\/a>, France.<\/p>\n

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Lots of information to read, if you wanted to.<\/p><\/div>\n

The idea of projecting images to immerse the viewer was conceived and developed by Albert Plecy<\/a> in the 1970s. Mayger and Baron’s use of “projection mapping<\/a>” is an evolution of Plecy’s “topo-projection” ideas and techniques to create the original “total immersion” experience of the Cathedral <\/span>of Images in the white limestone quarries of Les Baux-de-Provence.<\/p>\n

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Very 3-D<\/p><\/div>\n

First Impressions<\/h3>\n

The Imagine Van Gog<\/em>h<\/a> experience at SoWa, unlike Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience<\/a> <\/em>at the Strand Theater, is in one giant irregularly shaped interior space. There was music accompanying the changing projections, but no commentary. To “experience” the exhibit, the visitor is expected to continuously wander as the imagery changes.<\/p>\n

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One of Van Gogh’s “streets.”<\/p><\/div>\n

The scale of the exhibit was one of the most impressive aspects of this exhibit. Because of the non-rectangular layout, we felt much more immersed when walking amongst the changing images.<\/p>\n

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We spent about 40 minutes at the exhibit, looking at and enjoying the changing projections. However, unlike the other exhibit,<\/a> there were no seating options in this one. You have walk around or you will not see everything, and there was a LOT to see. If you have kids or are with those who may need to periodically rest, be mindful of that.<\/p>\n

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Do not ingest any form of psychedelic material before attending this exhibit. You don’t need it.<\/p><\/div>\n