IMMERSIVE EVENTSroxane_1 def.immersivePertaining to immersing or plunging into something.The condition of being immersed.The obscuring of a celestial body by another or by the shadow of another in astronomy.roxane_1 def.eventSomething that takes place; an occurence, a social gathering or activity, a phenomenon or occurence located at a single point in space and time.roxane_1 historyWhen super graphic becomes super imposed graphic. How can super graphics immerse us?When they define our identities_culture_history_languageIt is interesing to look at BOUNDARIES in both the man-made limits and natural borders that divide more than territory._identity _war and conflict_changes over time _refugees_history _culture_ownership _open land: the saharaCan I be divided and defined from above?Where do I stop and the other begin?boundariesroxane_1 historyboundariesEuropean provinces under Rome Europe 1911Throughout history, during wars, countries have changed, borders have shifted, been erased, been reinforced, been forgotten. The man-made supergraphic is capricious.What does it do to change nationalities six times in the course of three years?Be my guest.Cut the cake.Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 to Divide Africa (Otto von Bismark) At the time of the conference, 80% of Africa remained under traditional and local control. What ultimately resulted was a hodgepodge of geometric boundaries that divided Africa into fifty irregular countries. This new map of the continent was superimposed over the one thousand indigenous cultures and regions of Africa. The new countries lacked rhyme or reason and di-vided coherent groups of people and merged together disparate groups who really did not get along.Colonial Africa, drawn by rulerUnorganised territory of America_no borders_no boundaries_no supergraphics_no organisation_no nameroxane_1 historyboundariesWhat happens here?When super graphics disappear and become seamless.Natural supergraphics as barriers and dividers._identity _lack of orientation_abstraction _aimless_limitless _nomade_forgotten _mirageroxane_1 historythe berlin wallToo young to remember, I know that the Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, was the fall of a supergraphic. It was the fall of outdates ideologies, the fall of separation, the fall of an era.If anything, the Fall of the Wall is iconic, symbolic and purely powerful. This event belonged to a global all-encompassing generation. The Fall of the Su-pergraphic of Berlin.roxane_1 historytime capsuleHow do you pack your life history into a capsule?What for?Time capsules hope that we will not forget the past. Time capsules are a plan B, in case we deny history one day. Aspiring for immortality. The historical event, such as the time capsule burial in 1954, reminds us that we live in waves, eras, decades, through trends and fads. A time capsule allows us to immerse nostalgically in the contemporary, thinking that someday down the line, someone will want to be able to hold on to time by discovering tokens from the past. The time capsule itself is an iconic symbol, what is in it is symbolic and representative of a culture. It orga-nises history through decades and tries to create a link between the present and the futur.193919541996roxane_1 misc.dreamsIn this context, I consider dreams to be the prime of what an immersive event can be. Plunged into a parallel world to reality, without consent. While sleep-ing, dreams capture us and completely paralyse our control over the senses. If only an installation could induce such a state of mind and body._intrusion _lack of control_subconscious _senses_limitless _mind vs. body_memory _revealingEl Sueno de la Razon Produce Monstruos, GoyaDreams take us to a different time and place. We wake up not knowing what is real. One minute you’re living in a world that is unfa-miliar, the next in a world that you know too well. A fire escape for the mind. Completely immersive until wake. I had a dream last night.roxane_1 misc.birthBirth, an event that is can be endoimmer-sive and exoimmersive.Leaving one environment for the other.The first thrust into a lifetime of immer-siveness. This the first immersive event in life. One that we all share ( for Freud it is an event that we cannot remember, or choose to forget, but one that we seek until death).roxane_1 artchristoThinking of surface differently.Creating super-imposed super-graphics onto existing landscapes. It’s about material, color, direction, organization and flow. Modifying the existing urban and landscapes so that we take notice. (echo: Smithson, Spiral Jetty)roxane_1 artcrystal palaceI acknowledge that I am completely obsessed with the Crystal Palace; but I think there is good reason to be. It stood as a monu-ment of a time’s opulence. It showed off the goods of all countries and sought the advancement of technology and media. It burned down, twice. But it remains as the most audacious exhibition in the history of art (to me at least).roxane_1 art sufi musicThey were not allowed to perform their dances outside of their country.The music of the darvish continues to be a mystery, wrapped and hidden in ecstatic music and twirling dances.Art, and in this case music, becomes an immersive event when it displaced you in time and space._days have no nights _tradition_religion _another purpose_mystical _personalroxane_1 majoachim sauter_the jew of malta (opera)Media Stage by Joachim Sauter, 2002.The costumes are virtual, non existent, not tangible. No beads, frills, sequins. A specially developed tracking system produced digital masks in real-time and projected “media costumes” with precision onto the singers. The dy-namic costume textures open up the inner realms of the singer to the imag-ination of the viewer.The goal of the project was to take the stage set on from its classical, static incarnation towards a reactive and dy-namic design that plays its own vital role in the opera.roxane_1 ma_cdblue yucca ridgeBetter than a radioactive sign on a road, better than fences blocking it off, this work allows nature to redeem itself. The blue yucca desert plant becomes a living, breathing, natural and powerful icon for hazardous waste.Ashok Sukumaran“Blue Yucca Ridge”, 2003Interactive Environments (Prof. Steinkamp)This proposal was a reaction to the enormity of the site and