Artist Logan Sours wants people to be fully immersed into his futuristic cityscape projected in a nondescript industrial building on the edge of downtown Tulsa.
During a Monday afternoon demonstration, Sours waves his arms and green pixels spread across the scene in a splatter. It’s kind of like a digital Nickelodeon slime streaking across a projection of T-Town circa 2036.
“Shape the City” is an interactive light and projection installation that explores how Tulsa’s future is shaped by human presence, Sours said. It uses motion-tracking technology that responds to people’s movements and makes them a collaborator in a living vision of Tulsa’s future.
“It blends ideas of ecological renewal, human-centered technology and Tulsa’s growing creative energy into an optimistic vision of the city in 2036,” Sours said. “Light acts as both the medium and the metaphor, representing infrastructure, culture and the invisible networks that connect us.”
This weekend, Sours will join five local artists to present the first-ever Big Scene — a new immersive art experience where Tulsans can explore a futuristic and creative take on the city. Tickets are available here.
The Flywheel Events production, which runs Feb. 13-15 at 65 N. Madison Ave., features visionary installations, interactive art and live performances curated by Lisa Marie Evans of CACHE and Karl Jones of Studio 66.
Participating artists include:
- Trueson Daughtery of The Parlour
- Symon Hajjar of Hot Toast Music Company with Luis Flores of Not Boxed In
- Kalup Linzy with Queen Rose Art House
- Jamie Pierson of Scraps Designs
- Logan Sours of Dreamspace Lab
- Chris Vanndy
Throughout the weekend, the artists will be on site to talk about their work with guests. Each environment is designed to invite conversation about Tulsa a decade from now.
“I want people to be inspired to work together to create the Tulsa of 2036 that we can all be proud of,” Sours said. “Our city’s future isn’t fixed. It’s shaped every day by the people who show up, participate and care.”
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