AIRSHIP ORCHESTRA
The Airship Orchestra is a mystical tribe of otherworldly characters beamed from the night stars, skin streaked with galaxy and voices like stardust.
In 2020, the Airship appeared in Washington DC for Christmas and in Xintiandi, Shanghai as part of Chinese New Year. In 2021 the Airship has delighted visitors to Prahran Square and will soon be winging its way to Illuminate Adelaide.
Our custom creation showcases 16-20, inflatables (some up to six metres) extending over a 400 square metre area. The sound experience is its own spatial environment, immersing visitors in an arresting score written character-by-character for a 20-person choir. The generative soundscape synced with light, creates a mesmeric adventure that is aesthetically dynamic both day and night. Visitors are beckoned inside the formation to bathe in volumetric sound and rhythmic light pulsation.
The resulting music is minimal and reflective, enabling visitors to conjure their own interpretation about from where the Orchestra has materialised.
As with all ENESS work, there are intriguing details to discover such as friendly LED eyes that blink and follow visitors from creature to creature. These artful moments are underscored by rousing, rising rhythm that transports participants to another world.
