Magic Carpets 2014<\/strong>\u00a0is an interactive lighting installation<\/span><\/a> th<\/span>at was rol<\/span>led out on the floor of the former\u00a0Sacred Heart of Casablanca Church in Morocco. Created by French artist\u00a0Miguel Chevalier\u00a0<\/strong>in collaboration with\u00a0French Institut<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Voxels Productions<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>the light display draws inspiration from the\u00a0the world of biology, microorganisms, and cellular automata.\u00a0Similar to a cell’s ability of multiplying in abundance, dividing and later merging at different paces, pieces come together, fall apart and transform in shape at rapid speeds. The displayed organic universe mingles with a digital construction of overlapping pixels.<\/p>\n

An\u00a0unstable, black-and-white tableaux gradually transforms into a network of vivid, color-saturated spirals\u00a0that whirl about and execute choreographic movements to the music of composer\u00a0Michel Redolfi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Magic Carpets revisit the tradition of the Islamic art, in particular the mosaic and the carpets. \u00a0When the viewer moves, the trajectory of the curves is disrupted under their feet. The installation takes you on an imaginary journey into the magic universe of the “Arabian Nights” and the flying carpets.<\/p>\n