Live as Art
An 18-metre projection screen composed at Nuanu, with a generative-graphics layer and a real-time AI surface guests could prompt themselves. One ceremonial night that doubled as Nuanu's anniversary.
- Brief
Compose a one-night experiment at Nuanu: an 18-metre projection screen + generative graphics + a guest-promptable AI layer + an international musician programme.
- Approach
Custom truss and tensioned fabric for the screen, directed with specialist contractors. Two visual layers: studio-composed generative content and real-time AI prompts entered by guests.
- Outcome
An 18-metre canvas that accepted, in real time, prompts from the audience. Programme bridged Indonesian locals and international guests across continents. All identity, posters and lineup designed by the studio.
- Challenges
Mid-event, wind tore the screen loose. The rig was re-tensioned during a break; the show resumed without losing the night.
- Result
A format the studio intends to repeat: large-scale projection, generative graphics and guest prompts on one screen.
compose an 18-metre projection screen from scratch, run two visual layers on it (studio-composed generative graphics + a real-time AI surface that guests could prompt themselves), and assemble an international musician programme for one ceremonial night at Nuanu.
I · The screen
We composed the rig from the ground up. Custom truss frame, tensioned fabric stretched across the full 18 metres of vertical surface, projector array calibrated to fill it from below. The work took most of the day before the event.
Then the wind picked up — and the fabric tore loose. We re-tensioned the screen on the spot, finished the rig during the soundcheck window, and the show began on schedule.
II · Two visual layers
The first layer was the studio's generative composition — colour fields, audio-reactive paint, drifting form, scored to the night's musical programme.
The second layer was a real-time AI surface. Guests at the venue could enter their own text prompts on a control panel; their prompts ran through our pipeline and surfaced on the 18-metre screen within seconds. Authorship of the visual was, distributed across the audience.
III · The programme
Live as Art marked Nuanu's anniversary — and the studio assembled a programme for that occasion. International musicians flew in; Indonesian artists held the local context; the lineup bridged continents that rarely share a stage.
The studio designed the entire identity for the night: posters, social, communication. Programme curation, technical operation, and post-event archive — all in-house.
The wind tore the screen down once. We tensioned it again and the show began.
- Year
- 2024
- Location
- Nuanu Creative City
- Size
- 18-metre tall projection screen · Custom truss + tensioned fabric
- Role
- Concept · Screen-rig direction · Generative graphics · Real-time AI composition · Programme curation · Identity & posters
- With
- International musician lineup (Performance · Indonesian + visiting) · Nuanu Creative City (Venue · Anniversary occasion)
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