Intro to Projection Mapping: Fabric, Mylar and Frosted Surfaces

​Nele Ponce (ecdysis.exp) builds immersive rooms out of light and soft materials: projection passing through organza, glowing on sheer fabric, scattering off mylar, catching on frosted surfaces. This hands-on workshop is an introduction to her approach to projection mapping, and you’ll leave having made a small piece of your own.

​You’ll learn just enough MadMapper, the projection mapping software she uses in her installations, to put light where you want it. Then you’ll spend real time with the materials, seeing how each one catches, diffuses, reflects and casts light. Nele will build a piece from start to finish, and then you’ll work in pairs to build your own with the materials you’ve explored. The night ends with a walkthrough of everyone’s pieces.

​What you’ll learn

• ​How to map video onto surfaces in MadMapper

• ​How different materials change projected light

• ​How to compose a small projection piece across different surfaces

​Details

• ​No experience needed

• ​18 people max, working in pairs with one mini projector per pair

• ​Projectors and materials provided

• ​Bring a laptop (Mac or Windows) with the free MadMapper demo installed: madmapper.com/download

​Tickets

• ​General: $105

• ​Supporter: $140. Pay a little more to help fund a community ticket.

• ​A few community tickets at $40 are available for artists, students and anyone for whom cost is a barrier. DM @ecdysis.exp on IG or email neleponce@gmail.com.