The lowly pixel. Those of us in the AV industry are accustomed to their concept in its various forms; how tiny dots change color to create the illusion of movement. Every display is reliant on them, to the point that I believe they don’t get the credit they deserve. To take a look at things in a different light, enjoy the video above, as 154 dancers wear flowing costumes to become human pixels in a giant display.
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As part of the restoration works at the historic Palais Garnier, the Paris Opera collaborated with artist JR and choreographer Damien Jalet to create a performance piece commemorating the evolution of the institution’s façade. With music by Thomas Bangalter and select costuming by Chanel, the piece, “Chiroptera“, premiered to a large audience earlier this month.
To jump ahead to the reveal of the ‘display’ and human ‘pixels’, skip to 8:30 in the video.
