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king kong lightgroup . data print rec 20161218King Kong Lightgroup , founding June 1969King Kong Lightgroup was founded as a fusion on meeting in june 1969 at the Academyof fine Arts in Copenhagen between the group Anne Ditlevsen, Kjeld Christian Krarupand Steen Thure Krarup - and the group Kai Larsen and Michel de la Bruyere Vincent.The founders started separated lightshows with dias and liquidprojections in 1968.Michel Vincent and Kai Larsen expanded lightshow integrated with film from may 1969.The name "King Kong Lightgroup" was public used from September 1969.The King Kong Lightgroup performed at 59 cultural events in Scandinavia 1969-72.Main art worksThrough the years 1968 to 1972 the group and single members developed theory andprograms - and - for the programmed or improvised integrated rythmical multi-projectionwith use of liquid-movement (liquid paintings on glasses), zoom-effects (zoom-optics),additive color changes (colorfilters and -wheels), lighting technics, dias- and filmprojections- created an unique style of colors, photography, graphical filters as M Vincent also producedunique films- and filmloops. - The group rehearsed programs and performances regularly andperformed mostly at rockmusic or art events supported by dk cultureministry and nordicfoundations.Management in performancesKjeld Christian Krarup - (Liquid-slides/Colorfilter handling and projection)Steen Thure Krarup (Liquid-slides/Colorfilter/Colorwheel handling and projection and Stage Lighting)Kai Larsen - (Liquid-slides/Dias/Colorwheel/Colorfilter handling and projection)Anne Ditlevsen - (Dias/Colorwheel/Colorfilter handling and projection)Michel Vincent - (Films and Filmloops/Colorfilter handling and projection)Hardware ( 12 - 32 projectors , stage lighting equipment and screens )Rank Aldis Tutor 2 lightprojectors ( 8 projectors )Kodak SAV diaprojectors ( 4 - 8 projectors )Bolex 18-5l filmprojectors ( 4 - 12 projectors )Colorfilters ( all projectors )Colorwheels ( Liquid and dias projectors )Liquidcolors and glasses ( Oil, Alcohol and Water colors - 5x5 and 7x7 cm glasses)Stage lighting ( Spotlights with Colorfilterwheels, Fresnel- and Floodlights )Controllers,potentiometers and technical accessoriesScreens , total : height 8 x width 40 meterSoftware created to the programsKjeld Christian Krarup : Liquid-images , Graphic filters and DiasSteen Thure Krarup : Liquid-images and Scenic-lightKai Larsen : Liquid-images , Graphic filter and DiasAnne Ditlevsen : Liquid-images and DiasMichel Vincent : Liquid-image, Dias, Infrared dias, Films and Filmloops

king kong lightgroup . data print rec 20161218PHOTOS FROM KING KONG LIGHTGROUP PROGRAMS AND PERFORMANCES . 1 .king kong lightgroup screen at Denmark Radio Concert Hall . Copenhagen 1971012519710125 unkown photographerking kong lightgroup Liquid-images at Moderna Museet . Stockholm 19710518Stockholm . Moderna Museet . 19710518 photo Morten Kjaergaard

king kong lightgroup . data print rec 20161218Performance Installation and Macro ProgramMacro program for the single performance was planned according to the projectortableand projectionscreen setup , depending on the interior architecture, according to themusic of the bands playing ao. activities and pauses during the total performance time .The optimal setup was a projection distance of 18-20 meter on screen 6-8 x 40 meterThe photos from Moderna Museet, Stockholm and the DR Concert Hall, Copenhagenshows samples of optimal performances setups.The macroprogramming and the programs was planned with a dramatization leavingspace for improvisations and changes. The liquid-group program to the performanceat the Polytechnical Highschool , 7.12.1970 , show a sample of a macro programming .Due to the close collaboration with the groups Day of Phoenix (1970) andTrees, Grass and Stones (1971), special macro programs and dramatization wascreated as programs were performed to specific music titles.Sample performance macro program for the liquid projection groupFormats and Programmed Full Screen ProjectionThe integrated media projections variated from projections on one screen up toa full screen of 8 x 40 meters parted into 4-6 main horizontal projection sections.The projections, using zoom-optics, with different main formats - Liquid and/or Lightprojection main format 1:1 or circular unmasked, Diasfilm projection main format 2:3and Film projection main format 3:4 - was programmed to create a full screento be seen (perceived) with or without the software and/or projections masks

king kong lightgroup . data print rec 20161218Main ProgramsColorfilter program for subtractive filtering and additive projectionSingle colorfilters and colorwheels with 4 colorfilters framed, forall projectors and scenelighting , colors selected by the group ,type cinemoid from rank strand electric ltd .Selected colorfilters 1969 the king kong lightgroup :

king kong lightgroup . data print rec 20161218Light-projection and Liquid-image programsImages created with selfmade oilcolors and alcohol- and watercolors,liquid oilcolor palette referred to selected colorfilters ,images painted in performance, on 5x5 or 7x7 cm glasses ,graphical development controlled by the color velocity andmanipulation of the single projectors projection temperature .Light-projection programstitle : "Black"description : no light , no projectiontitle : "White light"description : white light projectiontitle : "Pseudo Strobe"description : stroboscopic projection with masked wheelstitle : "Corona" (subtractive / additive colour screen)description : colorfiltered light projectionLiquid-image programstitle : "Amorphe"description :Liquid-image , color image, graphic amorphe, unframed, movement mediumartist :kjeld christian krarup, steen thure krarup, anne ditlevsen, kai larsen,michel de la bruyere vincent,(king kong lightgroup program 1969).title : "Cosmic"description :Liquid-image , color image, graphic small amorphe, unframed, movement slowartist :kjeld christian krarup, steen thure krarup, anne ditlevsen, kai larsen,michel de la bruyere vincent,(king kong lightgroup program 1969).title : "Pouring Bubbles"description :Liquid-image, black/white image, graphic amorphe, unframed, movement mediumartist : Kai Larsen 1970.title : "Explosion"description :Liquid-image , color image, graphic amorphe, framed, movement fastartist :kjeld christian krarup, steen thure krarup, anne ditlevsen, kai larsen,michel de la bruyere vincent,(king kong lightgroup program 1969).

king kong lightgroup . data print rec 20161218title : "Landscape"description :Liquid-image, color image, graphic amorphe horizon, framed, movement mediumartist :kjeld christian krarup, steen thure krarup, anne ditlevsen, kai larsen,michel de la bruyere vincent,(king kong lightgroup program 1969).title : "Glue"description :Liquid-image and glue , color image, graphic linear, framed, movement slowartist : michel de la bruyere vincent 1970.title : "Network" , (Metamorphe 1969)description :Liquid-image, black/white graphic amorphe net, framed, movement very slowartist : steen thure krarup 1969.(king kong lightgroup program 1969).title : "Mass"description :Liquid-image, graphic amorphous figure sharp to unsharp, framed, movement slowartist : steen thure krarup 1969.Graphic filter and Diafilm-image and filmloop based programstitle : "Twin"light : Corona , colorwheels , speed slow to mediumdias : Graphic filters, black raster, improvised single images , unframed ,optical zoom , colorwheels, fade , speed slow to mediumfilmloops : Pjerrot , Fliphoved, Klap, unframed ,colorfilters, fade, speed 5-18 p/sartist :kjeld christian krarup (grafic filters, dias, program 1969),michel de la bruyere vincent (filmloops, program 1969),(king kong lightgroup program 1969).title : "Close Up"light : corona , colorfilters, colorfilterwheels ,fade , speed slow to mediumdias : color images, framed, infrared color images, unframed,artist :michel de la bruyere vincent (color dias,infrared dias, program 1970)steen thure krarup (colorfilter/colorfilterwheel projektion, program 1970)(king kong lysgruppe program 1970).title : "Structure"light : corona , colorwheels , speed mediumdias : structured images, infrared images, framed , colorwheels , fade , speed mediumfilmloops : Kølvand 1-6 , framed, colorfilters , fade, speed 5-18 p/sartist :anne ditlevsen (dias, program 1970),michel de la bruyere vincent (filmloops, dias, infrared dias, program 1970),(king kong lightgroup program 1970).

king kong lightgroup . data print rec 20161218Film and Filmloop, Diafilm-image and Corona based programstitle : "Cartoon"light : corona , colorwheels, framed, no fade, speed slow to fastdias : color images, colorfilters, framed, no fade, speed slow to fastfilmloops : tegneserie, mennesker, tiger, framed , no fade, speed 18 p/sartist :kjeld christian krarup (dias, program 1969),michel de la bruyere vincent (dias, filmloops, program 1969),(king kong lightgroup program 1969).title : "Confrontation"light : corona , pseudo strobe , white light,colorwheels , framed, no fade, speed slow to fastdias : black/white and color images, colorfilters, framed, fade, speed slow to fastfilmloops : strømer 1- 6 , hane, flugt, framed , no fade, speed 5-18 p/sfilms : Konfrontation 1 - 4 , framed, no fade , speed 18 p/sartist :michel de la bruyere vincent (dias, film, filmloops, program 1970),kjeld christian krarup (dias), kai larsen (dias)(king kong lightgroup program 1970).title : "Waves"light : corona , unframed , fadedias : infrared color images, colorfilters, framed, fade, speed slowfilmloops : bølger 1- 6 , framed , colorfilters, fade, speed 5-18 p/sartist :michel de la bruyere vincent (filmsloops, infrared dias, program 1970),(king kong lightgroup program 1970).title : "Seablink" and title : "Voltage"light : corona , unframed , fadefilmloops : havblink 1- 6 , colorfilters, framed-unframed , fade, speed 18 p/sfilmloops : voltage (kaffe) 1- 6 , colorfilters, framed-unframed , fade, speed 18 p/sartist :michel de la bruyere vincent (filmsløjfer, program 1970),(king kong lightgroup program 1970).