urban spirits A Digital Street Art Creation by
Judith Darmont
AT NIGHT, SPIRITS ARE IN THE CITIES..
SPIRITS ARE IN THE CITIES AUGMENTED POETRY
SYNOPSIS _Judith Darmont travels the world and creates video art portraits. _These portraits are projected in cities at night. Walls, doors, alleyways become improvised theaters, ephemeral projection sites _Projections are filmed, geo-localized and made available on-line on www.urban-spirits.com _The city tour...With a Smartphone and an Urban Spirits app the projections may be experienced again at any time.
4 STEPS OF CREATION PORTRAITS
PROJECTIONS
INTERNET
In each city, Judith Darmont meets with men and women. She captures their voice, their motion, their face, their universe and creates video art portraits. They are the spirits of the city, the Urban Spirits.
At night, the portraits are projected in the city at human size and with a portable mini-projector. A poetic journey of digital tags in the heart of the city. These happenings are announced through the web site and social networks.
Web site, blog, social networks, streaming of the projects: a entire system is put in place for the spectator to be able to constantly follow the evolution of the project.
AUGMENTED REALITY Through geolocalization and equipped with a Smartphone, it is possible to find the projection sites in each city worldwide and to visualize the portraits on your screen. A fun way to experience the city tour again.
INTENTION In our modern cities, we need connections. The artist has a choice place in this quest. Urban Spirits is a visual respiration in our lives, in our cities. A reflection on the self and on the footprint we are leaving. Creating encounters, connections, exchanges, staging cultural diversity and its richness though intimate portraits. Urban Spirits gives urbanites a voice and a motion; filmed encounters will create the conditions required for an exchange. Using the urban space as vector for contemporary art, accessible to all. Offer another look at the city, more human, more poetic. Putting technological innovation at the service of Art.
PARIS NEW YORK LONDRES TEL AVIV HONG KONG MONTREAL PEKIN LYON BERLIN ...
BIOGRAPHY Judith created her first digital paintings in the early 90s. Her relentless creation, combined with a spirit of constant technological discovery push her into innovative artistic fields. Beaubourg, La VidÊothèque de Paris, Le Palais de Tokyo soon host her creations. She multiplies her artistic collaborations and her appearances on French and international stages. Today Judith is one of the most active digital artists in France. She set up several "multimedia bands" with electrojazz musicians or DJs and created live visual performances. Judith also works on many private events for branding, festivals and shows. She creates digital content, installations and digital performances.
PARIS Production direction Jean-David Abramowicz + 33 6 84 50 82 80 jda@urban-spirits.com Press contact GĂŠraldine Blavier + 33 6 60 94 31 64 geraldine@urban-spirits.com NEW YORK Executive producer AurĂŠlie Cotugno + 1 917 547 3640 aurelie@urban-spirits.com WEB SITE www.urban-spirits.com