Voodoo Music Experience

New Orleans, LA

Website: http://thevoodooexperience.com/2011/

This year, the Voodoo Experience will once again present a large-scale exhibition composed of a series of interactive, site-specific installations scattered throughout City Park. The exhibition will be curated by Stefan Beese and Voodoo founder and producer Stephen Rehage. As in the previous year, this year's exhibition will feature a celebrated group of both local and international artists.

The purpose of the exhibition is to provide another layer in a comprehensive, multi-sensory "experience" that elicits both physical and emotional responses from festival-goers. The vibrant pieces celebrate experimentation with technology and electronic media along with the nonconventional use of sustainable materials.

Another key aim of the various art installations is to emphasize the human element in this large-scale event by providing interactive opportunities for participants to make both their individual and collective presence felt. In this way, the works express the spirit of performance and audience participation that is the essence of the music festival as a public gathering.