Listening Forest — Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Listening Forest, an outdoor exhibition of eight interactive light-and-sound installations by artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, opened at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas in August 2022, with brand identity, signage, and wayfinding by Trace Element.
| Venue | Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art |
|---|---|
| Project type | Temporary Exhibition |
| Status | Completed |
| Year completed | 2022 |
| Technologies | projection, interactive lighting, biometric sensing |
Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| trace-element | Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding | brand identity, signage/environmental design, and wayfinding for the exhibition (the interactive light-and-sound artworks themselves were created by artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, not a design firm) |
Description
The installations, sited in Crystal Bridges' North Forest, are activated by visitors' heart rate, voice, and movement, set to an original soundtrack by musician Scanner (Robin Rimbaud). Trace Element's contribution covered the exhibition's visitor-facing environmental design rather than the artworks themselves.