Robert Henke, Tristan Perich

German sound and laser artist Robert Henke – also known for his ground-breaking techno productions under the Monolake moniker – returns to the Barbican Hall with the world premiere of the third edition of his Lumière project. This follows on from his presentation of Lumière I as part of the Barbican’s Digital Revolution exhibition in 2014.

Henke’s Lumière project – which he started in 2013 – is an immersive audiovisual experience, where laser and sound explore syntax, meaning and narration within a newly developed audiovisual language.

An array of high precision lasers draw rapid successions of abstract objects including perfect geometric figures and organic structures, seemingly floating in space. The same score driving these visual patterns also triggers sonic events, resulting in a highly synaesthetic experience of light and sound.