Angus Muir Up in the Trees

Up in the trees is an interactive light installation incorporating movement, sound and LED lights. Western Park is considered one of Auckland’s most distinguished public spaces and also maybe one of the oldest parks in Auckland. The major development of the park in 1874 involved the planting of over 1100 trees. This installation pays tribute to the history of the park and invites the people of Auckland to come and interact with it.

Angus will suspend LED lit lanterns from trees in Western Park, and through motion capture, colour changing and audio technologies, the lanterns will interact with the real time movements and sounds of Western Park. Even the smallest of these - like clapping or footsteps - will effect a real time "playing" of the lanterns. Angus' lanterns are extremely energy efficient, and the entire installation will draw less than 200 watts.

Angus Muir

Angus comes from a strong background in creative events. Starting out in the theatre/ entertainment industry, he has been involved in designing and realizing events and designs for the past 9 years. Out Of The Dark: creative response, was set up year ago and through this Angus has worked with an interesting and varied group of clients, covering areas from architectural design, lighting design, through to pyrotechnic displays and event management. Angus is in his final year of his Master of Architecture at Auckland University. His main area of expertise lies in creative event design and production, project management, and special technical knowledge relating to video projection, lighting design and installation (and control) onsite power requirements, computer systems and interactive systems. As well as this he is a proficient pyrotechnician and recently finished work on the RWC closing party at Queens Wharf. Alongside the pyrotechnics, Angus is working on a number of interactive lighting installations around Australasia, and to this end is developing his own hardware and software. His latest project is the creation of a Night Market at Auckland’s new Wynyard Quarter.