Gothic cathedral painted in interactive light

Evoke is an art project that paints the face of the gothic cathedral York Minster with light in response to the voices of the audience who watch it. It's a sweet blend of the psychedelic and the gothic. Link (via IO9)

[#1 posted by Evil Jim , February 2, 2008 1:24 AM]

This is great. I'm going to advertise it to my friends as "video of people screaming at a church."

[#2 posted by constance , February 2, 2008 3:43 AM]

I love this photo.. is it doctored image or photographed to look this way?

[#3 posted by ployntabs , February 2, 2008 7:54 AM]

I would love to see this in the US. Truly imaginitive.

[#4 posted by Takuan , February 2, 2008 7:58 AM]

digital projectors?

[#5 posted by Art , February 2, 2008 8:44 AM]

Psycha-Liturgical! But aside...
kind of like gilding the lily

[#6 posted by jjbuilder , February 2, 2008 8:49 AM]

#4: yup, i saw the setup... 4 massive christies digital projectors, i think around 20,000 lumens each

[#7 posted by Takuan , February 2, 2008 8:53 AM]

audio interface through MIDI?

[#8 posted by OM , February 2, 2008 10:06 AM]

...Actually, what would be *really* interesting is to see videos of the display while, say, the priest is giving his sermon, or the choir is going through their standard repertoir.

[#9 posted by linguafranca , February 2, 2008 12:38 PM]

Reminds me of the cathedral in Rouen in France this summer. The facade was "painted" with pixels, changing. Really beautiful. Celebration of Claude Monet, I think.

[#10 posted by StyleSwag , February 3, 2008 6:33 AM]

It's beautiful. Might be the answer for the Catholic Church to fill those empty pews if they jazzed it up a bit. Maybe Guns N' Roses can sing Ave Maria. No sin in being lively at church.