FRANÇOIS SCHWAMBORN

Chromatic Resonance
Projection Mapping

The Chromatic Resonance project is an artistic projection mapping project that will be realized on a building facade in Cologne's Ilthisstraße. At its heart is a visual grid of colors that specifically examines the interactions of color surfaces in urban spaces. The central question is: How do colors influence each other through proximity, contrast, and luminance?
The content focuses on various phenomena of color perception. These include luminance contrasts, in which colors are perceived differently in terms of brightness—even when they are objectively the same brightness. Complementary and simultaneous contrasts show how colors can reinforce or neutralize each other. In addition, the concept of color resonance is used: subtle nuances begin to “vibrate” as soon as they enter
certain neighborhoods. These effects unfold immediately – in line with color psychology, which understands colors as emotional and atmospheric carriers. Visually, the concept translates into a geometric grid of squares or segments that divides the façade into colored zones. The colors are not static: overlaps, subtle movements, and shifts create a lively flow of color.
The aim is a poetic-technical color experiment that brings the effect of color to an immediate, sensual level – visually intense, atmospherically dense. The aim is a poetic-technical color experiment that brings the effect of color to an immediate, sensual level—visually intense, atmospherically dense, and understandable without words.