In Les Baux de Provence, an abandoned quarry is the venue for a surround digital projection. It’s in the same vein as the traveling Van Gogh exhibit shown in large-space venues around the world. Les Baux’s one-hour exhibition has two elements: Yves Klein Infinite Bleu and Venice, La Serenissime. It’s a fantastic experience.
After the group of time-ticketed visitors enters the space, the entry door is closed, the lights are extinguished and the show begins.
The first program is Infinite Blue. It’s a series of images, each melting into the subsequent one, accompanied by rousing music.
The colors are brilliant and move across the pillars in various ways, so that no matter where you position yourself in the cavernous space you will see a thrilling display.
Infinite Blue lasts for about 10 minutes. After its credits roll, the Venice program begins. It runs for the rest of the hour. It’s a series of paintings and drawings of Venice in its Renaissance heyday, animated so that gondolas seem to detach from the paintings and glide along the water’s surface. The animation is pretty cool.
Then it becomes a bit repetitive - could be shorter. But overall, it is eye-candy. I felt like I was in an IMAX theater except I wasn’t stuck in a seat. Definitely worth doing.
