Anima Mundi. 
Anima Mundi / Soul of the World was created to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Loyola University and Marymount College. Through this multimedia live show audiences experienced large scale video mapping projection on the façade of the Sacred Heart Chapel, in Los Angeles. Anima Mundi required 6 phosphor laser projectors to cover the front walls of the building. It included original orchestral music and choral music for a choir of 40 singers. The show was divided into 10 chapters or movements, and it required 2D, 3D and procedural animation, photogrammetry, light design, video mapping calibration, and 3D printing.
The maquette of the chapel, shown in this exhibition, was modeled with architectural software, and was based on the original blueprints of the Chapel. The 3D model was printed with resin. This maquette was used for the purposes of layout, composition, and mock-up rehearsals during the period of preparation for the show.
This project involved a lot of experimentation and a dialogue not only with artistic mediums but also with mathematical procedural nodes. We worked with hand-drawn animation, stop motion, 3D and mapping strategies. The material can be comprehended in two ways: the screen and the image that will be projected. Dealing with a non-flat screen but a dimensional architectural façade brings complications but also great opportunities.
Animation cannot be described exclusively as an artistic tool but when it does, it serves an artist in a unique way. Animation is in essence a medium that allows the construction of synthetic time and synthetic time may be used not only by an artist but also by scientist.
