Every year a group of space enthusiasts gather to celebrate human kind’s achievments and dreams of existing as a space faring species. In honor of the first human to orbit it’s called Yuri’s Night.
“Yuri’s Night is the World Space Party. Every year on or around April 12th we celebrate all that humanity brings with us as we explore the cosmos: music, art, science, culture, and each other!”
For 2022 we were invited to projection map the SSME (Space Shuttle Main Engine) that sat in the hangar with the Endeavour orbiter. Working with Z Fame artists we created a variety of looks to play throughout the event. Some were looping environmental looks while others were audio reactive to sync with the music played by the various DJs at the party.
For the signature look for 2022 I created outlines of the various machines that had been carried to orbit by Endeavour with a squiggly outline pattern on the SSME itself. A particle cloud that danced with the music in the room filled out the background. All of the programming was done with Touch Designer which allowed us to play with the graphics live during the event. Take a look at the quick video we put together here: