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Come Closer

My last Squidsoup related post of the day :)

Back in 2004 I travelled up to Bristol to see their latest project, Come Closer. Upon arrival I was told to put on a baseball cap, carry pouch and anaglyph 3D glasses before being led into a dark room. The baseball cap contained electronics needed for position tracking, which then passed my position to a PDA in the pouch. This interactive sound installation sought to challege our sense of personal space. The closer people get to each other, the more acutely aware of each other’s presence they become. This may be playful, comforting or disquieting. With more people in a room, complex relationships and harmonies can begin to form and disappear, allowing scope for cooperation and confrontation, intimacy and rejection. It also allows people to begin to ‘play the space’ in collaborative and creative ways.