Fog rises on the Mur Island. Natural air currents interact with light to form dancing, constantly changing sculptures of mystical beauty that break up the parametric architecture of the surroundings and generate a completely new space through their own forms. Using light, sound and fog, the collective led by artist Jan Raphael Knieza created an illusionary experience that completely changed the perception of the space. The result was a fleeting, dream-like world into which the audience was gently immersed and only slowly awakened again. The Murinsel was no longer the place that is so familiar to many people in Graz…

KLANGLICHT 2019

The Swiss artist collective ArtificialOwl led by Jan Raphael Knieza creates fascinating installations from light, fog and sound that allow new things to be discovered even in familiar spaces. With the help of analog and digital technologies, themes relating to deceleration, illusion, dreams and spatial perception are artfully explored and made tangible for the audience in a very gentle way through immersive light and sound projects.

Art director and illustration: Jan Raphael Knieza
3D animation: Matthias Pfaeffli
Sound design: Joshua Koch
Sound engineering: Sebastian Stedler
Technical implementation: Franziska Menzel, Jan Raphael Knieza, Sebastian Stedler