Location

MIT Media Lab, E14 6th Floor

Description

Called "Inventing the Impossible," Marco Tempest will talk about the use of illusion as a creative tool and how it can bring seemingly impossible scenarios to life and also help to envisage future technologies. The presentation will include examples of Marco's magical illusion work which has been designed in collaboration with engineers, animators and programmers. He will also discuss the value of open source projects and why illusion is an inviting gateway to social media interactivity.
Marco Tempest is a cyber-illusionist who combines magic and technology to produce astonishing illusions. He began his performing career as a stage magician and manipulator, winning many awards and establishing an international reputation as one of the world¹s most unique performers. His interest in computer generated imagery led him to incorporate video and digital technology into his work, and to the development of a new form of contemporary illusion. The expansion of the internet and social media provided further opportunities for digital illusions and new ways of interacting with audiences to create magically augmented realities. Marco performs around the world, is a media consultant on the subject of magic and illusion, and lectures internationally on the psychology of deception and creative thinking.