A world first: Skyframe Piano officially launches
The first public piano that generates reactive and totally unique skyscapes, has made its debut at Skyframe London. Hogarth Court at Fen Court, 120 Fenchurch Street, London – Live until the end of July.
The public are invited to play the new piano set underneath the stunning Skyframe LED ceiling display 7 meters above. Skyframe is London’s newest digital arts platform, with a twist.
Skyframe provides emerging digital artists with a platform to publicly exhibit their work and to create experiences that enrich London for all.
Unlike most cultural institutions, digital art galleries or immersive experiences, there are no tickets, no charges, and no advertising. Artistic and interactive experiences are being shared with no agenda and with whoever wants to take part.
And the first experience from Skyframe is the world’s first immersive public piano.
The real time generation of the beautiful sky scape media on the screen above the piano is responding to each note, the tempo of play, and force of the music. Anyone can walk up and play a song and every song that is played generates a 100% unique skyscape.
Your music brings down rain and lightning, blankets the sky with snow, and triggers the passage of the seasons. Some notes trigger shooting stars or floating lanterns to soar into the sky and build a unique light sculpture against the glittering night’s sky.
Lucy Taylor General Manager, BNP Paribas commented:
We continue to work with Generali Real Estate and The Story Engineers to build meaningful and creative activations for the public to enjoy and interact with. We had high hopes for the Skyframe Piano activation and it has exceeded our expectations in terms of interaction so far.
Sam Woodhouse, Director at The Story Engineers, the studio behind Skyframe, said:
The vision behind Skyframe is really unique. There are many digital platforms in London and the UK that are transforming how we all experience the world around us, beautifully blending the digital and physical worlds.
But with Skyframe, there’s no agenda.
It’s been a breath of fresh air working with the owners of Skyframe and the building, Generali. They have no commercial need to bring these experiences to life. They make no income from them in any way. And they’ve also not been particularly concerned about receiving credit via publicity at all. If anything, we’ve been pushing that for them.
We’re delighted that Skyframe’s first activation is a world first. We’ve seen lots of amazing performances in the past that use interactive generative media to blow our minds with the spectacle that’s created by the music. But this is the first time this magic has been made available for the public to use.
And it doesn’t matter if you’re a virtuoso or a total beginner. There’s something for everyone. So if you hit a couple of keys you get immediate reactions in the sky. If you play a full recital of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, you’ll find new and surprising moments all along the way. The sky really rewards you for the more you play.
The skyscapes that players create are totally unique. Not one will ever be the same and there’s something really beautiful about that.
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