Elementa
@ The Gallery

Role: TouchDesigner
Client: Moustrappe Media
Associated: Studio Dave Tennent
Team: Dave Tennent, Luke Hildreth
Location: Downtown LA
Date: Summer 2024

Project Description

"The Gallery, Downtown’s immersive new fine-dining spot, takes you on a visual and culinary journey through the elements." - TimeOut

Our team was asked to create a TouchDesigner system for an immersive dining experience. Using TouchDesigner and real-time hand and object tracking, we developed multiple interactive states for the various elements of the show.

Driven by the incredible creative and technical team at Mousetrappe Media, all of the creative direction and content was provided- we just had to make it work!

Using Dave's YOLO tracking module in TouchDesigner, Luke and I developed the interactive visuals for Aether, Air, Earth, Water, and Fire. Since all of us were working remotely, we built each module in a way that could be easily integrated into the overall show control system.

Special thanks to the Mousetrappe team on the ground in LA who made this project happen! (Photograph: Michael Juliano for Time Out)

Project Highlights

Photograph: Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times

Photograph: Stage and Cinema

The "Earth" table interaction - Photograph: Stage and Cinema

Photograph: Stage and Cinema

The "Air" table interaction - Photograph: Michael Juliano for Time Out

The "Fire" table interaction - Photograph: Michael Juliano for Time Out

The “Aether” dessert - Photograph: Eater / The Gallery

The “Aether” table interaction - Photograph: LA Times

Screen capture from development phase - real-time YOLO tracking overlay on Fire interactive raster.