Welcome to the Kazimier and Invisible Wind Factory

River of Light 2018: We were asked to take care of the 'Metal' element for our #ChinaDream installation at Liverpool's Waterfront and Pier Head spectacular over the Guy Fawkes weekend, for which we presented our Pool of Mirrors installation. These 'Magic Mirrors' are inspired by their Han Dynasty namesake, which in their time were bronze trick-of-the-light devices that beguiled onlookers. Our take on the concept involves lasers and six lilypad-like floating star-buoys, synchonised to our soundtrack.

Commissioned by Culture Liverpool

video: Tommy Husband

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Resembling a suspended organic hive structure, The Hive is a larger-than-life resonator, with vibrating chimes for visitors to interact with, creating new compositions. This bespoke, sculptural musical instrument is made from parts of Gamelan bars, a form of percussive Indonesian music using gongs and xylophone-type instruments. The Hive was originally created in response the natural sounds found in Peak Cavern, Castleton – as part of Abandon Normal Devices Festival 2017.It has toured to be part of bluedot festival and The Other Festival in Indonesia in 2018.

The Hive by Ikbal Lubys and Tony Maryana in collaboration with Laurie Crombie and Charlie Pethica-Electronics. Commissioned and produced by Abandon Normal Devices. Supported using public funding by Arts Council England and British Council, Indonesia.

Our videographer-in-residence Tommy Husband shot this making-of behind-the-scenes film for Stealing Sheep as they made the journey to Newcastle with their 'Hexagon Experiment' - the Wow Machine - a project the Kazimier collaborated on, and built the three-tiered light-up stage for.

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Tommy Husband's short film about the 'making of' The Kazimier's Falling Stars project for Bold Street and Castle Street.

Designed and built in collaboration with Stealing Sheep and commissioned by MIF 2017 - we designed and fabricated a series of wireless, mirrored video screen sculptures for their 'Big Wows' live performance.
All images and video : Tommy Husband

Kazimier’s Captain Kronos visited Blackpool Illumination’s Lightpool festival recently in a blaze of pyrotechnics and disco dancing. Accompanied by 80 person processions Captain Kronos was guided safely to earth before kicking off the party with his adoring fans.

The Kazimier presents OMPHALOS - 'Energy Eternal' 2016, Invisible Wind Factory. SCIENCE - the systematic study of the physical world. Of reality itself. But what is the nature of reality? IWF believe that science can take us through reality and into the BEYOND… The Kazimier completes a run of immersive shows in our incredible new docklands venue: Invisible Wind Factory. Taking place over 5 nights the show treated audiences to walk-through tour of IWF’s Visitor Centre, followed by a powerful operatic ritual deep within the Omphalos. Here audiences witnessed an 8 person choir perform the great experiment as ‘Energy Eternal’ was manifested in a dramatic and explosive finale.

Filmed by Longbow Films.

Kazimier’s Captain Kronos visited Festival Number 6, Portmerion Wales, recently in a blaze of pyrotechnics and disco dancing. Accompanied by 80 person processions Captain Kronos was guided safely to earth before kicking off the party with his adoring fans.

Spread across 3 venues for over 1600 guests this was the final night before the Kazimier Club, Wolstenholme Sq. Liverpool was demolished to make way for re-development. ‘As the year 3015 draws to a close on the 31st of December, Planet Kronos Resorts present a special live re-enactment… The story of our planet's liberation from Monotopia! Join us as we recount the final act of this epic tale'

A Progress report broadcast with Mr Dick Warner from the Invisible Wind Factory shedding light on the teams recent research and showcasing their new headquarters.

In advance of the forthcoming olympics, dogshow have created a special perfomance inspired by the most extreme of athletic challenges the triathlon. A multimedia show combining music, performance, video projection and physical endurance.

Atalonia Tours take a new step in human exploration, deep beyond traveled boundaries through the Earth’s crust down into a Hollow Earth. Through new advancements in mining technology we offer the chance to experience a world within a world, rich in geological wonderment, exotic life and scientific opportunity. Due to the fragility of this un-spoilt paradise the tour will operate for one week only before the borehole is permanently closed.

This event was part-commissioned by AND Festival 2011.