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<h3>The genesis</h3>The concept was founded by the team behind Amsterdam’s world-famous Audio Obscura events, which has gained a reputation for staging electronic music events in the most unusual and iconic spaces. Unfold.art continues this trend of bringing magical experiences to striking spaces across the world, helping to reshape the urban landscape. Inspired by kinetic light installations, the team decided to take the concept into a new direction—complementing and enhancing this striking digital art with the power of music.<h4>How it manifests</h4>Collaborating with the most innovative artists across art, technology, new media and music, Unfold.art pushes the boundaries of the imagination with its large-scale experiences. Taking over black box locations across the world and transforming them into playgrounds of light, these residencies take art into new dimensions of experience. With the visual piece at its heart, these installations also give a home to live performances and raves alongside the art exhibition itself. In doing so, these breathtaking installations are made accessible to everyone from wide-eyed children to curious grandparents, from live music lovers to art critics and seasoned clubbers.<h4>Where you can find it</h4>In 2023 Unfold.art will launch on a global scale, taking installations around the world to allow many more people to experience this magic at first-hand. This is just the beginning…

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Nonotak is a creative studio project founded by former illustrator Noemi Schipfer and former architect-musician Takami Nakamoto that was conceived in 2012. Nonotak works with light &amp; sound installations and performance pieces to create ethereal, immersive and dreamlike environments which are built to envelope, challenge and stagger the viewer capitalising on Nakamoto’s approach to space, light &amp; sound and Schipfer’s experience with kinetic visual and complex, geometric illustrations. Nonotak’s aestetic is inspired by minimal architecture and optical art.

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After the overwhelming success of our partnership with Audio Obscura in 2020, there was no doubt about being involved as a partner and staying in the future. As the art and culture village of Amsterdam, we want all our visitors, from young to old, to experience art. With the new audiovisual show of Unfold.art, art, music and technology comes together in a unique way in the Gashouder, an experience that the visitor will not forget.

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You can experience the SORA show in two different ways: Exhibition and Live Show

AN IMMERSIVE ART SHOW

The Live Show presents an intensified version of the Exhibition, including a performance of the artist NONOTAK. Every show is unique. The show starts at set times. Program duration: 50 minutes.

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During exhibition hours you can stay as long as you want. The show runs as a continuous loop. We recommend taking as much time as you want – stay as long as you want, until we close!

Exhibition

part rave, part futuristic art experience

Audio Obscura is collaborating with the new kinetic light installation SORA, bringing you the opportunity to experience a once-in-a-lifetime show. Taking over the iconic Gashouder with Adriatique as a headliner, the formidable Swiss duo will work with SORA creators NONOTAK to deliver a breathtaking show. Their characteristic selection of deep, melodic house and techno will be intensified by the SORA light art installation, operated by NONOTAK. Prepare to witness something you’ve never seen before on the cutting-edge of music and art.The sold out event will have life performances by Adriatique, Henrik Schwarz, Nadia Struiwigh, Nonotak &amp; more.

PART RAVE, PART FUTURISTIC ART EXPERIENCE

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SORA by NONOTAKSORA is an immersive art experience with mind-blowing surround sounds, created by creative&nbsp;duo NONOTAK. Step inside an immersive space where time stands still. Imagine a kinetic sky, filled with lights.You can experience SORA in 2 different ways: Exhibition and Live Show.ExhibitionDuring exhibition hours you can stay as long as you want. The show runs as a continuous loop. We recommend taking as much time as you want. Stay as long as you want, until we close!<ul><li>Regular: €19,50</li><li>&lt;18 years: €12,50</li><li>65&gt; years: €16,00</li><li>Kids: (up to 4 years): Free</li><li>Student: €16,00</li><li>CJP: €12,50&nbsp;</li><li>Citypass: Free</li></ul>Opening hours:<ul><li>Wednesdays from 13:00</li><li>Thursdays from 13:00</li><li>Fridays from 10:00</li><li>Saturdays from 10:00</li><li>Sundays from 14:00&nbsp;</li><li>Monday and Tuesday closed</li></ul>Closing times of the Exhibition can differ each day, because of added Live Shows.Live ShowThe Live Show presents an intensified version of the Exhibition, including a performance of the artist NONOTAK. Every show is unique. The show starts at set times.&nbsp;Program duration: 50 minutes.<ul><li>Early Bird €26,50</li><li>Regular: €29,50</li></ul>Live Shows dates and times:<ul><li>Friday January 20 at 22:00</li><li>Saturday January 21 at 22:00</li><li>Sundays January 22 at 12:00</li><li>Thursday january 26 at 21:30</li><li>Friday January 27 at 22:00</li><li>Sunday January 29 at 15:00</li><li>Friday February 3 at 22:00</li><li>Sunday February 5 at 20:00</li></ul>Warning: SORA contains flashy lights video footage and loud music noises, which may be unsuitable for individuals with photosensitivity.

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SORA is a kinetic installation that takes you on a meditative journey of light and sound in the rugged space of the Gashouder venue.&nbsp;SORA is Japanese for ‘sky’. The definitive light source, the sky visually connects us to the vastness of outer space. Through a geometrical structure of moving light modules, SORA symbolises that endless complexity.Elongated lines of light merge with hundreds of stars, moving to a carefully choreographed soundscape. Sometimes calm, other times turbulent. Rotational movements further draw the audience into a state bordering on hypnosis.&nbsp;You can experience SORA in 2 different ways: Exhibition and Live Show.During exhibition hours you can stay as long as you want. The show runs as a continuous loop. We recommend taking as much time as you want. Stay as long as you want, until we close! The Live Show presents an intensified version of the Exhibition, including a performance of the artist NONOTAK. Every show is unique. The show starts at set times.&nbsp;

ABOUT SORA

An infinite choreography of meditative light

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SKALAR is a large-scale art installation that explores the complex impact of light and sound on human perception. This monumental artwork is a reflection on the fundamental nature and essence of human emotions. By combining a vast array of kinetic mirrors and perfectly synchronized moving lights with a sophisticated multi-channel sound system, SKALAR offers an audio-visual narration of radiant light vector drawings and multi-dimensional sound in enormous pitch-dark spaces. SKALAR is an intense journey through the cycle of basic human emotions. Ever-changing tonalities trigger the full spectrum of emotional experiences using light, sound, and motion. The feelings of awe, surprise, exhilaration, and anticipation of having one’s senses overwhelmed are created, explored, and repeated in cycles throughout the piece, providing a collective, yet highly individual emotional experience. The concept of SKALAR is based on Robert Plutchik’s psychoevolutionary theory of eight primary emotions: anger, fear, sadness, disgust, surprise, anticipation, trust, and joy. The combination of moving mirrors, a changing color palette, and the profound sound of SKALAR triggers sensory and psychological reactions, offering a truly innovative way to experience and feel art.

ABOUT SKALAR

SKALAR: Reflections on Light and Sound

The exhibition runs continuously with no specific beginning or end. It is arranged in a meditative layout, encouraging visitors to stay for an indefinite time, walk around, sit or lay down on the floor, and drift as far away as possible from everyday life and the outside world.

EXHIBITION

As a special highlight, Christopher Bauder and Kangding Ray also present exclusive SKALAR live performances — an expanded and intensified version of the animation cycle. The artists bring choreographed light and electronic music to life in real-time. Every live show is a unique experience.&nbsp;In a live performance, the artists interpret eight basic emotions as opposed to four presented in the daily cycle of the exhibition. The live shows have a defined duration and a dramaturgic development with alternating ambient and beat-driven sections. It's a tribute to a concert setting with a defined start and endpoint. The connection between beats and performative visuals play a more dominant role when Christopher Bauder and Kangding Ray play with light and sound in real-time. No performance is like the other.

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EXPERIENCE THE TWO EXCITING SIDES OF SKALAR: EXHIBITION AND LIVE PERFORMANCE.

Bauder has brought his installations and performances to events and spaces around the world, including Centre Pompidou Paris, MUTEK Montreal, The Jewish Museum Berlin, The National Museum of Fine Arts in Taiwan and the National Opera in Beijing. He received international attention for his citywide light art installation “Lichtgrenze” created in 2014 together with his brother Marc to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

CHRISTOPHER BAUDER

​Letellier’s foundations in rock and musique concrète give his music a vitality and uniqueness that has won over fans the world over, from discerning avant-garde electronica listeners all the way to devoted clubbers. Those who have been following Letellier since his debut album, 2006’s Stabil, will recognise not only his meticulous and constantly developing approach to sound design, but also the conceptual gravity behind his releases.