Kelly Nunes


With a background in scenic design and multimedia direction, Kelly Nunes is a creative director and multidisciplinary artist whose practice focuses on responsive environments.


Info

Works

Earth Room

Immersive Environment


Montreal, 2021

Conception and Direction
Kelly Nunes & Nico Fonseca

Commiossioned by:  
Age of Union

Technical Direction 
Mattieu Gagnon Lamarre

Lighting Design 
Ghislain Brodeur


Touch Designer Developer 
Owen Kirby

3D Design
Mark Weersink, Steven Steffen

Upcycled Materials  
Dear Human


Sound Design, Mix Engineer   
Phil Rochefort


Graphic Design/Illustrations
Lucy Rybicka


Fabrication,   
Double Effet

Earth Room is a permanent interactive multimedia installation by Kelly Nunes and Nico Fonseca which explores the ways in which we relate to different facets of nature, and feel connected to all forms of life on Earth.
        From the iron crystals at the heart of the Earth's core to the solar winds that dance through the geomagnetic field, suspended in the balance are all Earthly life forms.
        Earth Room is a space of myriad scale, where visitors assume the pose of earthly creatures, and have their perspectives filtered through teeming vegetation, spatialized nature sounds, and bespoke lighting objects. A variety of real plants and soil form the foundation for the multi-sensory component of the experience.
      Interactive lighting and scenographic design elements combine to mimic magma, seismic activity, electrical storms, and the aurora borealis; while sound design and spatialization draw the visitors ears to the audible movements of nature. This therapeutic component of the experience is proven to lower adrenaline and cortisol levels in visitors suffering from stress.
          Isochronic tones activate Delta, Theta, and Alpha brainwaves in visitors who engage with the various interactive animal poses, providing further relief from symptoms of anxiety .                
        Through a process developed by Dear Human design studio, waste paper is reconstituted into “paper-tile’ and “paper-rock”, to form the majority of the materials used in the installation. This sustainable approach to production was pertinent and essential to the core principles held by the client, Age of Union.











© Kelly Nunes 2022
© Kelly Nunes 2022