Institute of Contemporary Arts

Under Scan

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Under Scan in Lincoln. Photo: Antimodular Studio Ltd

The world's largest interactive video installation will fill the Northern Terrace of Trafalgar Square for 10 days this November, from dusk till late. Two large-scale projectors will flood an area over 2,000m2 with 110,000 lumens of light, casting long shadows of anyone walking into or passing through the space. As visitors enter Under Scan they are detected by a sophisticated camera and sensor tracking-system, and animated video portraits suddenly appear, projected into the viewers' shadows. Under Scan contains over 1,000 moving video portraits of people from Derby, Leicester, Lincoln, Northampton and Nottingham, each of whom was given three minutes to film a portrait of themselves doing whatever they felt best represented them. A further selection of 300 portraits will be shot this September at Tate Modern, involving museum visitors and invited local participants. Under Scan is by leading electronic artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer.

Originally commissioned by East Midlands Development Agency (emda), Under Scan is being produced in London by ArtReach, with partnership support from Arts Council England, Art Lights London, the Canadian High Commission, Haunch of Venison, Institute of Contemporary Arts, the Jumex Foundation, the Mexican Embassy to the UK, the National Gallery, Québec Government Office the Science Museum and Tate Media and Tate Modern.

www.underscan.co.uk

Free.