H.O.P.R. was a multimedia installation built as an alien sacred choir. Twelve suspended marionettes—grasshopper-like beings, each representing a deity in their culture—formed a circular choir that surrounded visitors in a 24-foot ring.

Over the course of the experience, the choir performed twelve songs, each dedicated to a different god. Every figure sang in harmony while their lights responded in color and rhythm to the music. The sound was fully spatial: twelve independent channels with deep bass resonance—so what visitors heard shifted depending on where they stood.

Guests were encouraged to move through the space, noticing how the voices changed around them, how the colors pulsed and blended, and how the story of this world unfolded: songs of birth, growth, flight, ascendance, and homecoming. H.O.P.R. offered the feeling of stepping into a living tradition from another culture—an otherworldly choir singing sacred songs of belonging.

Apologies for the photos—these were taken during setup. The piece is incredibly difficult to capture on camera, and honestly, that’s part of the point. It was meant to be experienced in person, not flattened into an image.