IMMERSIVE CINEMA /// Come in costume and prepare for a new cinema experience. From the meeting point you will move in procession, disguised and on foot, to the place where the film will be screened. But attention, the outing will not be all relaxation… upon arrival, an immersion in the world of the Far West awaits you. Then, comfortably settled in deckchairs, you’ll watch a cult spaghetti western directed by Sergio Leone: My Name is Nobody, with Henry Fonda and [...]

SON ET LUMIERE DELIGHTS /// https://youtu.be/CroXcupxdfU The old Town of Morat (FR) is transformed from January 11 to January 22 2017 into a great Sound and Light Show. The illuminated streets, monuments and town ramparts plunged the visitors into a magic world. We were present with our immersive artwork "Street Light Orchestra". The beams fill you with light as you wander through the woodwinds, brass, percussion and strings sections of a virtual orchestra. Each section plays individually from a constellation of streetlight/speakers, as the multi-coloured [...]

THE NORTHERN LIGHTS ON DEMAND /// The Northern Lights experience. Anywhere and anytime. This brand new piece brings the experience of the Northern Lights to cities the world over. Time slows down as eyes look up. An aurora, here and now, in our latitudes? Dan Acher's creation is as much a work of art as it is a technological performance. High power laser beams travel through particle clouds to create the illusion. Variations in movement, colour, and density, together with changing [...]

THE NORTHERN LIGHTS ON DEMAND /// This mesmerising installation brings the experience of the Northern Lights to cities the world over. Time slows down as eyes look up. An aurora, here and now, in our latitudes? Throughout the ages, we have attributed countless legends to the celestial phenomenon. Today we can replicate it. Dan Acher's BOREALIS is about our ancestral communion with nature and our more recent compulsion to control it. It’s about inspiring shared emotions in the center of a [...]

AUGMENTED REALITY /// For the first time in Geneva, a monumental work of augmented reality. Unveiled at the inauguration of the Centre médical Universitaire CMU 5-6, it’s an original creation by the Californian collective The Heavy Projects, curated by Happy City Lab. The work highlights the central importance of the neurone in the human intellect and more particularly as a driving force for research. Electrically excitable cells that treat and transmit information, neurones are the essential components of the brain, [...]

SPORT & FUN /// To celebrate Geneva's 2016 edition of No Car Day we designed a 10-step musical Urban Exercise Circuit around one of the city's most beautiful spots. The 2km workout could be done freely or escorted by a tough-lovin' Urban Training coach and pedal-powered sound system. Athletes could pick their soundtrack from reggaeton or dubstep through to hip-hop, afropop, soul, dancehall, rock or ...metal.

MONUMENTAL ARTWORK /// Premiered at the CERN for the TEDxCERN. A genome is composed of 4 nucleotide bases: A, G, C and T. GENOME’s lasers trace four lines in the sky, each representing one of these nucleotide bases. Each time the letters A, C, G or T appear in the human reference genome sequence, the corresponding laser lights up green for a fraction of a second. As variations from the 1000 Genomes Project arise, the associated laser flashes a different colour. [...]

CELEBRATION FOR KIDS /// Happy City Lab organized the animations in the context of the elementary schools promotion party for the City of Geneva. Almost 6000 kids were able to discover animations on the theme of "Animals".

MUTUAL AID /// For the 125 anniversary of Pharmacie Populaire, Happy City Lab has created a short movie to showcase the generosity and mutual aid spirit of the Genevan people. Hidden camera shootings took place in the streets of Geneva, with people needing help for simple everyday tasks. As in all our projects, which success depends on the people’s implication, we observed, that mutual aid is important for the Geneva. Concept : Dan Acher for Happy City Lab Video : [...]

SWISS IMMERSION /// This summer we were invited to design a piece to represent Switzerland in Paris during the Euro 2016. At the height of football fever we took the immersive Swiss Reflections to France. A repurposed shipping container set on the Hotel de Ville forecourt, enabling young and old to dive into the Swiss flag and fly over our mountains like a superhero. From 18th June to 10 July 2016, the zone devoted to Switzerland was a participative, creative and playful space accessible to all [...]