Mere Phantoms contributed an interactive piece to HorizonZero special edition for Code Live. We created a piece called Bridge Jumping where you’re invited to get to know five Canadian bridges online and then print out the plans to build miniature paper versions of each bridge. Check out the full issue here.

Produced by the Banff New Media Institute, the issue provides further critical writing and media content around the state of media arts today, in relation to the curatorial concept of CODE Live.

Mere Phantoms presented Living Wallpapers at the Souk@SAT - Take 7. Between December 11 - 13, six Living Wallpaper designs were presented to intrigued crowds.

Check out http://www.livingwallpapers.ca to find out how to get them. Don’t worry if you don’t have a projector. We do!. We’ve created an FAQ page where you can find out all about this new kind of tiny yet powerful projector that we’re working with. We will be launching new designs throughout 2010. We would love your feedback let us know what you think!

Mere Phantoms created visuals, jamming with Djoumbush and Warhol Dervish, mixing live shadow puppetry with live animation at Casa Del Popolo on November 29.

Live Night at Trois Minots from mere phantoms on Vimeo.

Mere Phantoms invited cellist Leanna Rutt and violinist Laura Horn to jam with the Phantoms as we combined live cut-out-animation and and special effects on the overhead with realtime digital drawing and animation on laptop. Live Nights will be ongoing throughout winter 2009/2010. Stay tuned for the next one

For a cocktail party held at Boutique Éthik Mere Phantoms created ethical fashion inspired animations to be mixed live at the event. Pins and needles, scissors and thread, mixed live on the spot to the beats of DJ Jessa.

Layered little loops of video and animation, shadows, puppets, and other secret visual tricks…
and live music by Laura Horn (violin) and Leana Rutt (Cello).

Come!

Mere Phantoms whip the crowd into a frenzy providing visuals for the Violet Archers, Forest City Lovers, Mike O’Neill and Andrew Vincent at The Zunior 5th Anniversary Show at the Tranzac Club in Toronto, Saturday June 27.

Mere Phantoms - Live Session Winter 2009 from mere phantoms on Vimeo.