Winner of the Gand Prize for:
- Europes Best Tourism Initiative for Children !
- Plus the award for Best Urban Design Scheme.
(Les Trophees Kid 2005)
What: A £1.3m permanent interactive exhibition for children.
Designed as a unique NESTA and Lottery funded intiative, partnering a British Artist and Sound Designer Thor McB with acclaimed Dutch Exhibition Design Team Northern Light Co Design and Mutli-media designers Kiss the Frog, in a pioneering project design collaboration.
Location: -Eureka! The Museum for Children, Halifax, Yorkshire, UK
Dates: Work commenced November 2003 - Main exhibition opened on the 21st July 2004, with additional Sound Garden opening January 2005.
Outline:
• A major new commission, for Artist Thor McIntyre-Burnie and his company Swarm Sonics.
• The exhibition develops new ways of attracting children’s interest to Science (STEM) through the participatory art of Sound & Music
• Around 30 interactive exhibits (over approx. 650sq meters) ranging from:
Individual touch-screen seats – to a controllable 5.1 surround arena - to a sensory sound-scape – to a giant sonic garden – to a giant interactive animation - to a world wide music spaceship - to DJ sequencing booths - to tactile sound- to a system for arranging music magnetic cubes on a wall size sequencer !
Eureka also commissioned a touring exhibition to accomapny the show:
-Creative Minds - Touring British Museums today.
Thor also worked as a concept design consultant on this project and Swarm Sonics provided sound design and music content here too.
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The Swarm Sonics Production Team for the Eureka Project:
- Project Director and Sound Designer: Thor McIntyre-Burnie
- Co Composers: Thor Mcb and Olly Aylmer
- Wild life Sound Consultant + Recordist: Chris Watson
- Asian Music and Music Education consultant: Sam Randhawa
- Psychoacoustic Engineer Consultant: Rob Hukin
- Video Production: Bob Jaroc
- Sound Design Consultant: Nick Smith (Sound Vandal)
- Commissioned Musicians:
Sam Rhandawa (Tabla & Sitar),
Zac Hooper (guitar),
Paul Johnson (woodwind and violin),
Robin (turntabelism).
- Voice Actors: Jessamy Howorth, Anna Weatherston, Derek, Frank France
Promotional CD Available.