Circe Presents "Cintamani" on May 29

 

 

Nightsss is an artistic animation with ASMR and interactive elements that immerse the viewer in the sensual experience of poetry, dance, and nature. The script was based on the spoken word poem “Nightsss”, in which the sounds characteristic of the Polish language create onomatopoeic landscapes crossing language barriers. What will you hear and see in the Nightsss environment if you can play with space and the space plays with your imagination and memory?

 

Creative team:
Direction and Script: Weronika Lewandowska, Sandra Frydrysiak
Poem written and performed by: Weronika Lewandowska
Production: Film School in Łódź, Visual Narratives Laboratory (vnLab), VR/AR Studio Producers: Krzysztof Franek, Krzysztof Pijarski, Pola Borkiewicz, Jacek Nagłowski Executive Producer: Weronika Lewandowska
Production collaboration: Anna Piekarska-Szczerba
360° Visual Environment, 3D Animation and Post-production: Render Boys: Marek Straszak, Arek Zub Spatial Audio and Interaction: Przemek Danowski
Music: Marcin Macuk Choreography: Kaya Kołodziejczyk
Programming VR environment and interaction: Piotr Apostel
UX/Unity Development: Piotr Nierobisz
Audio Production: Emma Production
The sound was recorded in #Venice Bitch#
Voice recorded at Black Kiss Studio
Audio interactions powered by Wwise © 2006 – 2021 Audiokinetic Inc.All rights reserved.
Poem Translation: Bohdan Piasecki
Reading of English Translation: Weronika Lewandowska
Stunt Coordination: AS-RIG Antigravity: Andrzej Słomiński, Piotr Nowacki, Tadeusz Perkowski
Motion Capture: Sławosz Tejkowski, Roman Savchenko
Consultation and 360° Camera Recording: Wojciech Olchowski
Project implemented by the Film School in Łódź in the Visual Narration Laboratory vnLab – VR/AR Studio led by Pola Borkiewicz and Jacek Nagłowski
Poem, Script/Direction: Weronika Lewandowska
Weronika Lewandowska

Director, screenwriter and executive producer of the VR experience “Nightsss”. The work is based on her spoken word poem, which has been translated into 13 languages and presented in over 20 countries, on 3 continents. It could also be heard in Paris (2019) during the exhibition "The Liberated Voice - Sound Poetry at the Palais de Tokyo" which presented the most important phenomena and compositions of sound poetry in the 20th and 21st centuries.

 

Spoken word poet, performer, Ph.D. in cultural studies, researcher of new media and immersion experiences. From 2014 to 2016 she was a researcher in "+-brain. Cognitive Image of Dance.” The transdisciplinary study of dance perception in virtual reality (grant from SWPS University).
On a daily basis, she deals with digital storytelling in the context of performance art and social media. She runs workshops on spoken word poetry, literary performances, and VR/digital storytelling. Lecturer at SWPS University in Warsaw (from 2015) and Performance Art Studies in Oslo (in 2017).

 

Research, Script/Direction: Sandra Frydrysiak

Sandra Frydrysiak
Director and screenwriter of the VR experience “Nightsss” and also research supervisor of the project. Ph.D. in cultural studies, a sociologist working in the areas of new media studies, dance studies, and gender studies. Assistant Professor at the Cathedral of Cultural Studies at the SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Warsaw. Member of the Interdisciplinary Research Center Humanities/Art/Technology at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.

 

Author of the book "Dance in the Coupling of Sciences and Technologies. New perspectives in dance research" (2017). A former contemporary dancer. In the years 2014-2016 project manager of ‘+- brain. Cognitive Image of Dance. Transdisciplinary Study of Dance Perception in Virtual Reality (BST grant, SWPS University).

She cooperated with the Virtual Reality Laboratory, Institute of Psychology, Polish Academy of Sciences, and the Virtual Reality Laboratory, Central Institute for Labor Protection – National Research Institute.

 

Concept of Exhibition "Cintamani":

American scientist and writer Joseph Campbell say:

 

As a mentioned symbol, the intersection of two triangles is found in many religious or cultural symbols. Jews - Star of David, Japan - Kagome, India - Shatkoma. In all three cultures, it means the union of two opposite origins. Kagome is an eye lattice, a template, and an emblem. Kagome can be represented as a six-pointed star (hexagram) and as an eight-pointed star (the octagon): The eight-pointed star version (the octagon) consists of two intertwined squares representing Ashtalash (Sanskrit: अष्टलक्ष्ह्ष्ह््ष्हॣे "Faces of Wealth''), which is represented by the goddess Lakshmi. It is found in many ancient Shinto shrines and its existence is believed to ward off evil in Shinto shrines. This symbol is also synonymous with Cintamani, the "wish-fulfilling stone" associated with the goddess Lakshmi / Kisshoten.

 

Shatkona is a union between a man and a woman. It is a symbol used in Hindu yantra; A "six-pointed star" consists of two interlocking triangles. Their union gives birth to Sanat Kumara, whose sacred number is six. Shatkona is both a male and a female form, as a symbol of the divine union of male and female, and as a source of all creation; More specifically, it is the maternal nature of Purusha's supreme being and practice.

 

Exhibition authors: Lela Kiladze, Maka Kiladze

 

Installation “Inked”

The 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet "Shin" consists of several letters. It is formed from three symmetrical lines running from bottom to top. In Gematria, Shin represents the number 300. The decomposition of its namesake, Shin [300] - Yodh [10] - Nunh [50], gives the geometric meaning of 360, denoting 360, a complete cycle, and also a complete circle. And in another meaning, Shin means a lie. The letter is found on Mezuzah, in which the Bible's text is written on a parchment scroll. The text in Mezuzah is the prayer of Shema Yisrael, calling on the Israelites to love their God with all their heart, soul, and strength. The Mezuzah is placed on all the door frames of the buildings. It is also a symbol of change and grace that is born in the eyes of human-being meaning that everything is fine, and if it is reflected in the mirror of the world then it is a way of changing, the path of humanity changes for the better.

 

Who am I now? A Biological creature that carries death? What was I doing before? What Should I do next? What are my hidden treasures? What can I believe and what can not? Maybe I am really reborn and this birth is a transition from the unconscious to the conscious? This might be a way of personal transformation?

 

In order to create something new from an existing object, you need to disassemble it, deconstruct it, and then try to create something new. Each new is the end of something old.

The deconstruction of the three lines corresponds to the three colors of Bauhaus. The movement of the lines creates a different structure. Moving the given shapes in a circle in space starts the game and different objects are created.

 

The line (leg) of the three letters of the letter "Shin" corresponds to the three colors of Bauhaus. Their movement creates a different structure. By moving the given shapes in a circle, the game starts in space and different objects are created which are formed while moving together with the dancer.

 

 

Project is supported by Tbilisi City hall and Women's Fund in Georga.
Project partners are the Center of Contemporary Art - Tbilisi and Goethe-Institut Georgien.