Commissioned by WNDR Museum
San Diego, CA
Artists: Eric Van Tassell and Brieanne Hauger

A wall-sized circular oculus that emanates pulsating light. To transit a celestial body across the face of a planet or a star, and in doing so, blocking the light which causes a flicker. This tiny variation has been detected and used to prove the existence of other planetary systems. One tiny signal opening up whole new worlds.

Photos from WNDR Museum: San Diego and Instagram Users

An evening in a series of lobby performances at The Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center. Design created using a combination of permanently installed fixtures and additional supplemental equipment.

Sound Mixing: Luke Bezio
Photos: Todd Thurgaland

Exterior Event Lighting for Biennial Guitar Festival
Venue: Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Co-Lighting Designer: Lisa Kidd
photos: Eric Van Tassell

Conversion of a theater and dance rehearsal space into an event space to celebrate the retirement of a dance department faculty member.
Dance at Illinois, University of Illinois
Venue: Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Event Coordinator: Becky Maybee-Ferrell
photos: Eric Van Tassell

Conversion of a theater and dance rehearsal space into a celebration of life for a deceased dance faculty member.
Dance at Illinois
Venue: Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Event Coordinator: Becky Maybee-Ferrell
photos: Eric Van Tassell

An experiential lobby installation designed around the composition “Circulation” by electroacoustic composer Scott Wyatt. The presentation took place in the lobby outside of a concert and included hand-crafted light boxes that were individually controllable and programmed to change colors in conjunction with intelligent lighting fixtures. These lighting elements worked in tandem with a video projection that scraped across the ceiling above viewers, while a phone app pulled audience members directly into the experience.
University of Illinois
Venue: Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Composer: Scott Wyatt
Projections Design: Anja Hose
Phone Experience Design: Tony Reimer
photos: Eric Van Tassell