Imax 'demolition' to launch Arts by the Sea Festival (From Thisisdorset)
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Imax 'demolition' to launch Arts by the Sea Festival
9:19am Thursday 6th September 2012 in Latest By Darren Slade, Chief Reporter
HOW IT MIGHT LOOK: Projection mapping is used, left, to transform the facade of the iconic Frank Gehry-designed IAC Building in New York
BOURNEMOUTH’S reviled Imax cinema is to be “demolished” on Saturday September 29 at 9.15pm.
But the destruction is all an astonishing illusion, planned as to launch the Bournemouth Arts by the Sea Festival.
The “demolition” will be the climax of a show called The Secret Incident, which will use state-of-the-art projectors and an army of visual and sound pioneers.
The arts and technology collective Seeper has been working with festival organisers to produce a large 3D “projection mapping show” which will be beamed onto the building.
The use of images, sound, special effects and light will culminate with the “disappearance” of the Water-front Imax building.
The Secret Incident is set to be a highlight of the Arts by the Sea Festival, which runs until October 29.
This includes more than 100 events across various art forms including digital arts, film, live scores, dance, music, theatre, sculpture and exhibitions.
The real dismantling of the Imax, just over 10 years after a giant-screen cinema opened in the building to disappointing business, is due to begin in the days after the event.
Bournemouth Council plans to replace it with an events space until a developer can be found to create a longer-term use for the site.
It set aside £8.5million for acquiring the site, ousting the businesses in it demolishing the building and preparing the new space.
Seeper, founded in 1998, is a collective based in East London which specialises in interactive installations and performances.
The Secret Incident is a free event, with no booking required.
Planning consent for the Waterfront demolition to ground floor level and use as space for public use and events has been granted.
Councillor John Beesley, pictured, Leader of Bournemouth Borough Council, said: “Nothing like this on such a large scale has ever been done before in Bournemouth.
“I am sure it will be a memorable moment that many local people, who have repeatedly told us how much they hate the building, will want to see.
“The Council is delighted to be able to bring this event to Bournemouth.
‘The Secret Incident’ will mark the climax of the 2012 Arts by the Sea Festival opening, signify the beginning of the end for the IMAX building and the precursor to an ongoing, exciting events
programme on the Waterfront site.”
Council leader welcomes a 'memorable moment'
Following the projection, works will begin on site in October to prepare for the dismantling of the building.
“The new Waterfront events space will be open for Summer 2013 and available to host theatre and arts performances, music and dance, sports and community events.
A live webcam will be in situ during the dismantling works for people who would like to see the progress on site and watch as the sea views are gradually restored.
To view the webcam live (from September 29), or for any other information about the project visit bournemouth.gov.uk/waterfront and for full
details of the Bournemouth Arts by the Sea Festival see artsbournemouth.org.uk/festival
Comments(19)
Lord Spring
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10:07am Thu 6 Sep 12
Reminds me of Winston Churchill talking to Bessie Bradock one evening.
High Treason
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10:36am Thu 6 Sep 12
bbc.in/Tjw8wP
muscliffman
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10:42am Thu 6 Sep 12
BarrHumbug wrote:Well, they probably could provide this inevitable image from the near future.
While their at it I wonder if Sleeper could, after the staged demolition, raise from the rubble a huge multi story plush apartment block with ground level shops so that residents will be able to see what it will look like 10yrs from now? :-D
However....they would need all the right contacts inside and out of the Town Hall to see the 'real plans' for this, and the adjoining council sites - a plentiful supply of plain brown envelopes would be helpful of course.
I just do not agreee that this building is 'reviled' by the (mostly silent)majority of those who now own it (us!) - we would like to thoughtfully adapt and facelift this perfectly sound structure for good purpose.
But then it would be in the way of the powerful private profit 'real plans' so down, at public expense, it must come.
natureman
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10:49am Thu 6 Sep 12
muscliffman
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11:01am Thu 6 Sep 12
High Treason wrote:Quite!
This is not in The Echo yet. We can all guess why.
bbc.in/Tjw8wP
History in this town just keeps repeating.
BIGTONE
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11:03am Thu 6 Sep 12
Fail!
Bob49
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12:38pm Thu 6 Sep 12
There we are, as blunt as you want.
The reason why the council has spent £8.5m of our money buying this site - and another £2m pulling the building down.
No doubt we will be told, when the plans are finally submitted, that it will deliver some wondrous Ice Rink, surf reef or archery court etc ..... as well as returning a profit for the town.
Just as with Boscombe seafront, where the profit has not materialised and the council is raiding the coffers to bail out the failure.
The site, including the car park, is set to be appartments - the delay is in trying to come up with a viable 'cover story'. Though given their previous track record any old tosh will do, as long as it appears a 'big project', not the usual cobbled together collection of cinemas, restaurants and climbing walls.
An Olympic size swimmimg pool, perhaps ?
pete woodley
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1:04pm Thu 6 Sep 12
Lord Spring wrote:Now you are going back.
But it will still be there in the morning.
Reminds me of Winston Churchill talking to Bessie Bradock one evening.
dylexic bobert
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1:20pm Thu 6 Sep 12
It's that pub on the other side of the road I can't understand!why is it always shut?????
BarrHumbug
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2:06pm Thu 6 Sep 12
dylexic bobert wrote:I seem to recall some sort of planning violation when it was built has stopped the building from being used?
I think the imax looks fine,never understood the hoo ha!
It's that pub on the other side of the road I can't understand!why is it always shut?????
penhale
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3:41pm Thu 6 Sep 12
Chiqqy
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10:35pm Thu 6 Sep 12
Bliggo
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9:01am Fri 7 Sep 12
bornINpoole69
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11:24am Fri 7 Sep 12
along with 2 trolley buses
spooki
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1:18pm Fri 7 Sep 12
BarrHumbug wrote:i know the round extension on the Hermatige Hotel was built without the right planning permission, and that was when I worked in a trade decorating suppliers in 2001!
dylexic bobert wrote:I seem to recall some sort of planning violation when it was built has stopped the building from being used?
I think the imax looks fine,never understood the hoo ha!
It's that pub on the other side of the road I can't understand!why is it always shut?????
spooki
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1:24pm Fri 7 Sep 12
Bob49 wrote:We had a good (if a bit small) swimming pool in the BIC and one where the IMAX stands - both gone.
"a developer can be found to create a longer-term use for the site"
There we are, as blunt as you want.
The reason why the council has spent £8.5m of our money buying this site - and another £2m pulling the building down.
No doubt we will be told, when the plans are finally submitted, that it will deliver some wondrous Ice Rink, surf reef or archery court etc ..... as well as returning a profit for the town.
Just as with Boscombe seafront, where the profit has not materialised and the council is raiding the coffers to bail out the failure.
The site, including the car park, is set to be appartments - the delay is in trying to come up with a viable 'cover story'. Though given their previous track record any old tosh will do, as long as it appears a 'big project', not the usual cobbled together collection of cinemas, restaurants and climbing walls.
An Olympic size swimmimg pool, perhaps ?
We had a permenant ice rink - that's gone.
We had theatre/concert venue with perfect acoustics - that's gone.
Maybe if we all come up with an ideal suloution, then pretend we don't really want it, the council will build it?
Grant David Read
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2:54pm Sun 9 Sep 12
The article is about the arts festival NOT the Imax. The building is being used as a projector screen to show a peice of digital art as part of the opening of this arts festival.
Nothing more and nothing less.
Neo-sapian
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2:37pm Mon 10 Sep 12
Grant David Read wrote:Sorry to nitpick but isn't the digital art piece a deconstruction/colla
Just about had enough of the trolls that hide behind obscure self obsessed screen names on the Echo comments sections.
The article is about the arts festival NOT the Imax. The building is being used as a projector screen to show a peice of digital art as part of the opening of this arts festival.
Nothing more and nothing less.
pse of the IMAX? Hence the relationship between the 2.
I know what you mean about the trolls though.
BarrHumbug says...
9:36am Thu 6 Sep 12