C:LAB - NEST

NEST is an immersive, art experiment created for C2MTL (a conference in Montreal where creative professionals come together to share and discuss ideas) that was created by C:LAB, a subsidiary of Cirque du Soleil. The concept of the project was designed by Melissa Thompson and Viviana De Loera, and the set was designed by Anne-Séguin Poirier. NEST invites two people, who are strangers to each other, into a "nest" sculpture by climbing up a ladder. Inside the nest there are 18 symbols that represent different characteristics on blocks of wood that are stamps. Each person chooses a block that is unidentifiable from the top, and stamps it on their arm. They then stamp each other with each other's chosen stamp. This creates a unique, identical pattern on each other's arm. The participants then slide down a slide on the opposite side of the entrance. The idea is to use intuition to select the blocks, and to see how that matches how the person truly is in real life.

Instructions for what to do once inside the NEST

Instructions for what to do once inside the NEST

Instructions for what to do once inside the NEST