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How it works
How it works
LOOP is a light, sound and kinetic installation composed of giant zoetropes.
Take a seat inside a zoetrope individually or in pairs and activate the lever to illuminate and rotate the image cylinder, giving the illusion of animated images.
The speed at which the images scroll, the frequency at which the light flickers, and the rhythm of the sound composition depend on the rate of your leverage.
The animated images are accompanied by the sounds of a music box also controlled by your lever movements, placed at the heart of each loop.
Discovery Activities
Discovery Activities
The time machine
Each LOOP is a giant zoetrope.
Did you know that the zoetrope is the ancestor of animation movies?
GOOD TO KNOW!
A zoetrope is an optical toy invented in the 19th century. Its mechanism relies on the principle of retinal persistence in humans.
A zoetrope creates the illusion of motion from a sequence of still images. The device consists of a cylinder with evenly spaced openings on its sides. Inside the cylinder, a circular strip displays a cycle of sequential images (for example, snapshots of a horse running).
Modern replica of a Victorian zoetrope.
When the cylinder spins, the images appear to come to life (as if the horse is truly running before your eyes!) This illusion of movement occurs because the retina connects each image to the next, producing a sense of continuous motion.
To transport yourself to the movie theater, two centuries earlier...
You should see an animated story appear, like an old cartoon!
Step 1
Get into a LOOP alone or with a partner, then move the lever (the metal bar) with force and speed!
Step 2
Observe the images when the lever is stationary, then observe the images when the lever is moving. Do you see a difference?
The time machine
Each LOOP is a giant zoetrope.
Did you know that the zoetrope is the ancestor of animation movies?
GOOD TO KNOW!
A zoetrope is an optical toy invented in the 19th century. Its mechanism relies on the principle of retinal persistence in humans.
A zoetrope creates the illusion of motion from a sequence of still images. The device consists of a cylinder with evenly spaced openings on its sides. Inside the cylinder, a circular strip displays a cycle of sequential images (for example, snapshots of a horse running).
Modern replica of a Victorian zoetrope.
When the cylinder spins, the images appear to come to life (as if the horse is truly running before your eyes!) This illusion of movement occurs because the retina connects each image to the next, producing a sense of continuous motion.
To transport yourself to the movie theater, two centuries earlier...
You should see an animated story appear, like an old cartoon!
Step 1
Get into a LOOP alone or with a partner, then move the lever (the metal bar) with force and speed!
Step 2
Observe the images when the lever is stationary, then observe the images when the lever is moving. Do you see a difference?
CONDUCTOR FOR A DAY!
Did you know that every LOOP is a music box?
Indeed, the creators have made instruments out of them!
GOOD TO KNOW !
A music box is an 18th century invention that uses solely mechanical technology. All you had to do was turn a key or pull a rope and the box would then generate music.
Music box from the beginning of the 20th century.
© Antiques de laval
Step 1
Get into a LOOP alone or with a partner, then move the lever (the metal bar).
Step 2
Notice the difference if you move the lever slowly versus quickly. What sound do you prefer?
Step 3
Ask a friend or stranger to sit in a different LOOP and operate the lever. Have fun creating a symphony together, under your direction as a conductor, of course!
With LOOP, you activate the music box by operating the lever.
By moving the lever, you activate the rotation of the LOOP and thus activate the music box. The LOOP itself acts as a soundbox to amplify the music.
In fact, you are in control of the sound accompaniment, just like a conductor! In fact, you can influence the speed of the instrument and the tempo of the music with the lever.
Go try your hand at being a conductor!
CONDUCTOR FOR A DAY!
Did you know that every LOOP is a music box?
Indeed, the creators have made instruments out of them!
GOOD TO KNOW !
A music box is an 18th century invention that uses solely mechanical technology. All you had to do was turn a key or pull a rope and the box would then generate music.
Music box from the beginning of the 20th century.
© Antiques de laval
Step 1
Get into a LOOP alone or with a partner, then move the lever (the metal bar).
Step 2
Notice the difference if you move the lever slowly versus quickly. What sound do you prefer?
Step 3
Ask a friend or stranger to sit in a different LOOP and operate the lever. Have fun creating a symphony together, under your direction as a conductor, of course!
With LOOP, you activate the music box by operating the lever.
By moving the lever, you activate the rotation of the LOOP and thus activate the music box. The LOOP itself acts as a soundbox to amplify the music.
In fact, you are in control of the sound accompaniment, just like a conductor! In fact, you can influence the speed of the instrument and the tempo of the music with the lever.
Go try your hand at being a conductor!