https://impulse-seesaws.com Impulse Seesaws Sat, 13 Mar 2021 21:12:18 +0000 https://impulse-seesaws.com en https://impulse-seesaws.com/Home Sat, 13 Mar 2021 17:57:41 +0000 Impulse Seesaws https://impulse-seesaws.com/Home Illuminated Interactive See-saws Ride the Lights ︎ You go up, you light up. ︎ You go down, they light up. ... https://impulse-seesaws.com/About-Impulse Sat, 13 Mar 2021 21:12:18 +0000 Impulse Seesaws https://impulse-seesaws.com/About-Impulse <img width="1000" height="637" width_o="1000" height_o="637" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1231d1c692000035945db093fc442da9baf722f3dbf39169ef3fe4631053acfc/elevations_RGB_website_short-elevations_1000.jpg" data-mid="101922010" border="0" data-scale="69" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1231d1c692000035945db093fc442da9baf722f3dbf39169ef3fe4631053acfc/elevations_RGB_website_short-elevations_1000.jpg" /> Project Background Dynamic Patterns Interactive Public Impulse is a light and sound experience activated by and for the public. It was first conceived and developed for the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership in Montreal, Quebec in 2015 following selection from an international design competition. Impulse is available for loan. Contact us for more information. The project is inspired by the collaborative nature of the see-saw and the patterned effects of light and sound repetition. Impulse can be played by the public to create a temporal, ever‐changing event. Impulse embodies ideas of serialism and repetition to produce zones of intensity and calm. Inspired by the iconic cover of Joy Division’s “Unknown Pleasures,” and Steve Reich’s serial music, which plays with repetition, rhythm and syncopation, Impulse explores phase shifting patterns through creative collaboration. Open space is transformed into a space of urban play through a series of interactive illuminated see‐saws that respond and transform when put into motion by people. When not in use, the see‐saws will stabilize to the horizontal and remain at a lower glowing level. When activated by users and inclined, the see‐saws, augmented by LED lights and speakers, will increase in light intensity and emit a randomized sound sequence. This variation in intensity aims to animate the public space and its occupants during the cold and dreary winter.Impulse can be customized to its site, with the arrangement of seesaws responding to its context. It has been arranged in a line, a row, two rows, a circle, a staggered bar code, and many others. What can it become in your neighbouhood? Awards National Urban Design Award, RAIC, 2016AZ Award, 2016 Engage Citizens and Visitors Activate Urban Spaces Public Engagement Our streets and public spaces are typically most active when tied to consumer activities: shopping, restaurants, or unique urban events such as concerts or festivals. Impulse encourages people to engage in an immediate way with public space for the sheer delight of being together, to play and laugh collectively, decoupled with activities of consumption. The project has been a tremendous public success, being in near constant use at all hours of the day, and has been posted on thousands of Instagram feeds—with the public documenting themselves on it, laughing and playing despite cold temperatures. Intended to travel, Impulse can be reconfigured to varying public spaces, creating different urban experiences. The project imagines urban interventions as spaces of collective delight. Impulse - World Tour 2025Denver, Colorado Gothenburg, Sweden Bilbao, Spain Zagreb, Croatia Barcelona, Spain 2024 Des Moines, IA, USA Liverpool, UK London, UK Dunkirk, France 2023 Fort St. John, BC, Canada Charlotte, NC, USA Waterloo, ON, Canada Niagara Park, ON, Canada 2022Vienna, AustriaKingston, ON, CanadaChattanooga, TN, USACharlotte, NC, USAAdelaide, AustraliaHigh Point, NC, USATucson, AZ, USAPittsburgh, PA, USA 2021Quebec City, QC, CanadaWestfield, NJ, USABuffalo, NY, USAPittsburgh, PA, USABurnaby, BC, CanadaSeattle, WA, USA 2020Garment District Alliance, New York, NY, USASan Bruno, QC, CanadaClematic Street, West Palm Beach, FL, USAShawinigan, QC, Canada 2019Winter Block, Baltimore, MD, USADowntown, Dallas, TXCharlotte, NC, USAOttawa, ON, USAWaterfront BIA, Toronto, ON 2018Seaport, Boston, MA, USAWinnipeg, MB, CanadaPhiladelphia, PA, USANiagara Falls, ON, CanadaEl Paso, TX, USACommonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Australia 2017Piazza Bernardino Luini, Lugano, SwitzerlandCanal Convergence, Scottsdale, AZ, USANavy Pier, Chicago, IL, USALight City, Baltimore, MD, USAHarvard University, Cambridge, MA, USAGrounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ, USALight in Jerusalem, Jerusalem, IsraelDowntown Detroit Partnership, Detroit, USABeakerhead, Calgary, ABDesign Week, Edmonton, ABBlink Festival, Cincinnati, OH, USAQuartier des Spectacles, Montreal QC 2016Quartier des Spectacles, Montreal QCLeicester Square Gardens, London, UKBrussels, Belgium https://impulse-seesaws.com/Contact-Info Sat, 13 Mar 2021 17:57:41 +0000 Impulse Seesaws https://impulse-seesaws.com/Contact-Info Contact <img width="330" height="350" width_o="330" height_o="350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d21ab1dfdf8f5eef3a23cdf508b3b32f07995f9151c649d3e315048b145a91c5/dia_2.jpg" data-mid="101915132" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/330/i/d21ab1dfdf8f5eef3a23cdf508b3b32f07995f9151c649d3e315048b145a91c5/dia_2.jpg" /> <img width="330" height="350" width_o="330" height_o="350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eacf08195b6be6356ba5a2d26fc5791a90a7e3805e977af3af852196c4f3f4a3/dia_1.jpg" data-mid="101915130" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/330/i/eacf08195b6be6356ba5a2d26fc5791a90a7e3805e977af3af852196c4f3f4a3/dia_1.jpg" /> <img width="330" height="350" width_o="330" height_o="350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8d0e8a5628a89e2a3833f72d1c076de11c3b321f306d956cea2d4148af74473c/dia_0.jpg" data-mid="101927117" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/330/i/8d0e8a5628a89e2a3833f72d1c076de11c3b321f306d956cea2d4148af74473c/dia_0.jpg" /> Impulse If you are interested in Impulse for touring, please contact: info @ impulse-seesaws.com https://impulse-seesaws.com/Artistic-Team Sat, 13 Mar 2021 17:57:41 +0000 Impulse Seesaws https://impulse-seesaws.com/Artistic-Team <img width="1000" height="263" width_o="1000" height_o="263" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0b5f23ea312c36a7019e4f1b035a35cd3af43d7c27abaea29c7d5047e2359f32/elevations_RGB_website_long-elevation_1000.jpg" data-mid="101924847" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0b5f23ea312c36a7019e4f1b035a35cd3af43d7c27abaea29c7d5047e2359f32/elevations_RGB_website_long-elevation_1000.jpg" />Artistic Team Light Up Light Down DesignerLateral Office Collaborators Mitchell Akiyama (sound designer) CS Design (lighting consultant) Technical Team EGP Group (engineering consultant) Générique Design (industrial design &amp; fabrication) Robocut Studio (interaction design) Tour ProducerQDSi OwnerQuartier des Spectacles Partnership Engage Citizens and Visitors Activate Urban Spaces Public EngagementOur streets and public spaces are typically most active when tied to consumer activities: shopping, restaurants, or unique urban events such as concerts or festivals. Impulse encourages people to engage in an immediate way with public space for the sheer delight of being together, to play and laugh collectively, decoupled with activities of consumption. The project has been a tremendous public success, being in near constant use at all hours of the day, and has been posted on thousands of Instagram feeds—with the public documenting themselves on it, laughing and playing despite cold temperatures. Intended to travel, Impulse can be reconfigured to varying public spaces, creating different urban experiences. The project imagines urban interventions as spaces of collective delight.