Point of (No) Return in the UK

Point of (No) Return in the UK

Last November, Anastasia Isachsen’s Point of (No) Return was featured at Durham’s must-see Lumière festival.
Point of (No) Return is an evocative interactive installation that transforms the audience into co-creators of a visually captivating experience. As viewers step into the spotlight in front of the circular installation, luminous ice melts into flowing water. When they step back, the ice freezes again.
This dynamic spectacle raises critical questions about our relationship with the environment: Is it too late to save our world? Are we at a point of no return, or is there still hope?

 

 

Photo : Lumiere Durham

Artist: Anastasia Isachsen
Interactive conception: Tranversal Studio
Music: Nils Petter Molvær
Production: Fjord Studio
Distribution: Scenitz


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Point of (No) Return premiere at Fjord Oslo Festival

Point of (No) Return premiere at Fjord Oslo Festival

Anastasia Isachsen’s new creation Point of (No) Return was shown for the first time from 31 October to 3 November 2024 as part of the emblematic Fjord Oslo festival.

Anastasia Isachsen’s new creation Point of (No) Return was shown for the first time from 31 October to 3 November 2024 as part of the emblematic Fjord Oslo festival.
Interactive and hypnotic, the work immerses the audience in a visual spectacle that invites us to question our impact on the environment. When they stand close to the circular structure, the ice begins to melt. When they step back, the water becomes ice again. The more he allows himself to be absorbed by the images, the more the flow of water becomes uncontrollable, eventually turning into a dark storm – approaching a point of no return?

Artistic direction & video: Anastasia Isachsen
Collaborator: Transversal
Production: Fjord Studio
Distribution: Scenitz

Photos: Antero Hein & Hamie Robataille

 

9 – Sous Dôme Paris

9 – Sous Dôme Paris

From March 22 to 24, “9” was presented at the Sous Dôme festival, which aims to showcase the diversity of 360° immersive digital art to both the initiated and the curious.

Video: Anastasia Isachsen
Music: Peteris Vasks
Poetry: Mother Teresa
VFX: Peter Spence
Production: AV Extended

Photo: V. Besnard