Restless Glows

Restless Glows

by | Jan 22, 2025

Restless Glows

An experimental video project exploring light, movement and technology through motion capture and CGI animation.

Project Info

Client

Alan Bogana

Year

2024

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Summary

Restless Glows is an experimental video project exploring the relationships between light, the human body and technology. Drawing on speculative research that brings together contemporary utopias and ancient archetypes associated with artificial lighting, the project examines cultural influences between Western and East Asian contexts.

The work combines CGI animation with footage captured in China, Switzerland and Italy. Its animated sequences feature ethereal, luminous and constantly evolving avatars brought to life through motion capture.

For Restless Glows, Artanim captured the movements of two body-flying performers in a vertical wind tunnel using an Xsens inertial suit, as well as dance performances recorded in the studio with the Vicon optical motion capture system.

Credits

Indoor skydiving performers
Benjamin Guex, Olivier Longchamp (RealFly Sion)

Butoh dancer
Flavia Ghisalberti

Motion capture
Artanim

Supported by
Pro Helvetia

Magic Window

Magic Window

by | Apr 25, 2019

Magic Window

An AR choreographic piece integrating virtual dancers into the Aula des Cèdres.

Project Info

Client

Cie Gilles Jobin

Year

2019

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Summary

Magic Window is an augmented reality choreographic piece created for the renovation of the Aula des Cèdres in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Using a mobile phone or tablet, visitors see the Aula des Cèdres in real time while virtual dancers appear within the space and unfold throughout the site.

For this piece, Artanim created 3D bodies of the dancers using body scanning technology and performed the motion capture and animation of the virtual dancers.

Credits

Choreography and AR application
Cie Gilles Jobin

Dancers
Susana Panadés Diaz, Diya Naidu, Maelle Deral, Gilles Jobin, Tidiani N’Diaye

Motion capture, 3D scanning and animation
Artanim

The Craving Society

The Craving Society

by | Jul 8, 2018

The Craving Society

A music video project using inertial motion capture in an urban environment.

Project Info

Client

Pixilab

Year

2018

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Summary

The Craving Society is a music video by Cycle Opérant featuring dancer Pierre-Yves Diacon.

For the project, Artanim captured the dancer’s movements using an Xsens inertial motion capture system, allowing him to perform freely in a large urban environment.

Credits

Music
Cycle Opérant

Mastering
Stéphane Mercier

Video and 3D
Arnaud Parel

Dancer
Pierre-Yves Diacon

Assistant
Sylvia Pellegrino

Motion capture
Artanim

© Lexico Records, 2018

VR_I

VR_I

by | Oct 18, 2017

VR_I

A multi-user immersive VR dance piece exploring scale, presence and perception.

Project Info

Producer

Cie Gilles Jobin

Year

2017

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Summary

VR_I is a multi-user immersive VR dance piece by choreographer Gilles Jobin, developed in collaboration with Artanim. The work explores new territories for contemporary dance by questioning scale, spatial perception and the relationship between physical and virtual presence.

Five participants enter the experience together and move freely through a series of virtual environments. Each person is represented by a full-body avatar that reproduces their movements in real time, allowing them to see, interact and communicate with the other participants.

Virtual dancers appear throughout the experience, changing scale from miniature figures to giants and transforming the participants’ perception of space. Through these shifts in perspective, VR_I creates a social and contemplative encounter between dance, embodiment and immersive technology.

VR_I was selected for the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and received the Grand Prix Innovation and the Public Award for Best Performance at the 49th Festival du nouveau cinéma de Montréal. The work toured internationally between 2017 and 2020.

Learn more about the immersive technology behind the experience.

Credits

A project by
Cie Gilles Jobin and Artanim

Production
Cie Gilles Jobin

Choreography
Gilles Jobin

3D scanning and motion capture
Artanim

VR platform and immersive technology
Artanim

Awards and Recognition

Mauritius Telecom

Mauritius Telecom

by | Jan 28, 2016

Mauritius Telecom

A live performance combining dance, motion capture and large-scale 3D animation.

Project Info

Client

Move for Art

Year

2016

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Summary

This live performance combines dance and 3D animation, with a crowd of virtual characters embodied on stage by a single dancer.

Before the show, Artanim captured the dancer’s choreography through motion capture and used the performance to animate multiple 3D clones. During the live performance, these virtual characters were projected across three large screens behind the dancer, who synchronized his movements with the pre-recorded animation to create the illusion of interacting with his digital doubles.

The show was created for the rebranding of Mauritius Telecom.

Credits

Creation and choreography
Move for Art

Motion capture, 3D modeling and animation
Artanim

Live production
AVS Cinematography