Thursday 7 December 2006

Volume

I manged to get over to the V&A last night to visit Volume - a sculpture by UVA and Robert Del Naja situated in the museum's courtyard. It's one of a series commisioned by Sony as part of its Playstation Season, designed to reposition the console as 'an ideal vehicle for broader entertainment' rather than a 'kids toy'


It's a really inspiring piece of work that seemlessly links sound and light in a wonderfully emotive and engaging manner. Watching other visitor's reaction to it proved to be almost as enteraining as the installation itself.

Sony have managed to resist any overt branding or badging and just let the artists get on with it, creating a thouroughly enjoyable, credible experience in the process.

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