In the Shadow of Three Suns / An audio-visual exhibition that peeked into the day of a character from the world of Samoota, exploring the feelings of living in a utopia whilst not fitting in and questioning why, from dawn to dusk. Accompanied by a 30 minute soundtrack and live visuals.
Audio: Seven songs, 30 min, produced, written & mixed by Petter. Additional vocals by Petters nephews. Mastered by In-Soo.
Visuals: Live performed LED strips 7m · Sky 7×7m · Cube 1.8×1.8m · Knitted character 50×70cm · 350 hand drawn animation cels · Pine wood, organic cotton, recycled paper & LEDs · 12-page catalogue printed with rice ink on recycled paper.
Production assistance & curatorial texts by Tattianna Haslam
Afterparty DJ's: In-Soo, Sweeep & Thirty3
Exhibited at Indra Gallery, Hackney Wick, London, 15 Feb 2025
FR1SE / A landart piece, an archeological find of Samoota, where these particular Samootians reside in the grass during day time to harness solar energy, which they then use at night to emit light in order to guide those lost in the dark back to safety.
It attracted local wildlife, and to this day it still has a microcosm of frogs, grasshoppers and a smaller ant colony.
Size: 7×7 metres · Materials: Grass, dirt, clay and solar powered LEDs
Co-producer & co-realisation: Mathilde Rougier
Exhibited at Ensemble Sommant, France, 14–21 July 2024
In the Shadow of Three Suns follows one Samootian's day, from dusk til dawn, riding through all of the emotions in-between.
TRACKLIST
1. ∴စ'ŋ⚇ ∴∵'±※⚇
2. ⊅စ'※ ∂ζ'⊅
3. ⋅ŋ'⋅⊅
4. ⊅စ'⊅o⋅ ※⚇δ⊇'∵
5. ±⚇±⋅ဓ∵⊇∵
6. ဓစ':⊇⋅
7. ဇ⋅ŋo∵
Sounds Workshop / An interactive workshop exploring the creation of soundscapes and musical compositions inspired by the world of Samoota. Participants learn to create ambient sounds, experimental music, and audio-visual experiences.
CONTENT
• Introduction to Samoota's sonic universe
• Sound design techniques and tools
• Creating ambient soundscapes
• Experimental music composition
• Audio-visual synchronization
• Collaborative sound creation
MATERIALS PROVIDED
• Digital audio workstations
• Sample libraries and sound banks
• Visual projection equipment
• Collaborative recording tools
Duration: 3–4 hours · Group Size: 8–15 participants
Suitable for: Musicians, sound artists, and creative enthusiasts
Pagan to 3D Workshop / A hands-on workshop where young adults 3D scanned the ancient stone circle Boscawen-Un in Cornwall, learning photogrammetry from the ground up. Participants discover the full process of capturing and reconstructing a real-world heritage site in three dimensions.
CONTENT
• Introduction to photogrammetry and its real-world applications
• Pre-production planning and site preparation
• Equipment handling, protocols and health & safety
• Capturing the site using photogrammetry techniques
• Processing scans in MeshRoom
• Rendering and refining the final model in Blender
Duration: 2 hours · Group Size: 5–12 participants
Suitable for: Complete beginners, young creatives, and anyone curious about digital heritage or 3D art
Samoota is a long-term research-through-practice framework exploring how playful, low-pressure hands-on and digital environments can support inclusive and ethical creative learning and understanding.
Samoota develops projects ranging from art installations and workshops to lightweight digital tools. All projects share a prioritisation of altruism, outputs are designed to be modular, reusable, and non-commercial.
To know more, visit Samoota's Manifesto →
Samoota is created by Petter Schölander →
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