Parfois: Madrid pop-up

My part was programming the experience with TouchDesigner and Python and coordinating lighting through DMX, on top of the movements BAÜP programmed for the KUKA arm. The sequence had to bring together the arm's gestures, lighting changes and the moments when a gift was presented.

The butler displayed a name in the window, selected a bear charm, inspected it and presented it. Pauses, tilts and moments of hesitation were part of the choreography. Programming those transitions and their timing helped the routine read as the actions of a character.

Common Spanish names gave passers-by a reason to stop: recognising their own name or someone else's. Lighting kept the small stage visible after daylight faded. During the pop-up, visitors stopped to watch and filmed the butler while waiting for the next name.

The arm arrived on a mobile base and the scene was built inside the shop: structure, lighting and wiring before the first test with the public. The previous days were spent on fine-tuning, checking that the arm's path never touched the glass.