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Prismatica: Pulse 2016

Prismatica is a dynamic, 360-degree projection-mapped installation presented by the Medeology Collective at Pulse 2016. Constructed from cardboard and measuring 10 x 12 x 12 feet, this immersive sculptural form serves as both a screen and a prism, transforming live webcam feeds and ambient audio into an interactive audiovisual performance. Using tools such as VDMX, Modul8, MadMapper, and a multi-projector setup, Prismatica captures the viewer’s presence and reconstitutes it through a kaleidoscopic, crystalline lens.

“A funhouse mirror for the digital age, where the impossibility of seeing oneself whole reveals deeper questions about identity and perception.”

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Audio from participants—so-called “audio selfies”—was fed back into the system and granulated to mirror the visual tessellations. Throughout the evening, the visual language oscillated between photographic representation and geometric abstraction, exploring themes of selfhood, embodiment, and communal reflection.

In Prismatica, technology doesn’t just capture the viewer, it remixes their presence into a kaleidoscopic narrative of self and society.”

Inspired by organic geometry and social metaphor, the form functions as a funhouse mirror, offering a moment of play, but also highlighting the alienation inherent in digital self-representation. Visitors see themselves fractured and tessellated in real time, yet never fully whole. This fragmentation echoes broader cultural conditions in a media-saturated society, where identity is both performed and dispersed across technological platforms.


Prismatica (curated by Harry Delhorme) in PULSE Art and Technology Festival 2016. Andrew F. Scott in collaboration with the Medeology Collective: Jim Gladman, Kelley McClung, Alessandro Imperato, Matthew Akers. Jepson Museum, Savannah, GA, Jan 29, 2016.