Hyperscope

Hyperscope. 2016
A spherical polyhedron formed by
115 dark cameras.
Aluminium, cardboard, wood, paper.
2.30 meters diameter of the sphere.
Uster, Switzerland.
Is a spherical polyhedron, 2.30 meters diameter,
formed by 115 cameras obscures erected on a
structure that allows the visitor to easily fit their
upper body and head inside the sphere.
The images generated by each camera are
projected on a screen located 20 cm away from
each side of the surface, forming a second
polyhedron inside.
When a person access the inside of the sphere
through the opening in the bottom, finds a
kaleidoscope of images all around. The sensation
is to be in a transparent space.
Hyperscope, a name that references the
kaleidoscope to underscore how every person has
their own multiple point of view.
It takes a moment to get used to the dark before
you start taking in the innumerable semi-moving
images on the dark walls reproduced on the
inside thanks to the technique of the camera
obscura, Instead of a single Camera Obscura,
Hyperscope combines 115 to increase the optical
effect and to underline the variety of our visions.
The magic of this experience lies in the fact that it
is completely off-grid, uses no digital media and
works simply by tapping into the creative energy
that the user needs to invest to give themselves up
to the poetry of these upside-down images.