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‘Luna Luna’: A Forgotten Fantasy and a Preserved Promise (The NoPro Review)

The art amusement park spotlights the true potential of experiential shows

5 min readDec 21, 2023

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‘Luna Luna’: A Forgotten Fantasy and a Preserved Promise (The NoPro Review)

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Laura Hess
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No Proscenium

Jónsi: Vox (Capsule Review)

[Original publication: No Proscenium, 11/22/23]

2 min readNov 28, 2023

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A dark room, almost completely black. There are no visible seams where the black velvet walls meet the black carpeted floor. A black box sits in the center and three long splices of light stretch across the walls.

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‘STAR CHOIR’s Message Is Lost in a Bottle of Space Dust (The NoPro Review)

LA’s The Industry makes unenterprising missteps with its new opera

5 min readOct 12, 2023

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‘STAR CHOIR’s Message Is Lost in a Bottle of Space Dust (The NoPro Review)

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Laura Hess
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Tomás Saraceno In Collaboration: Web(s) of Life (Capsule Review)

[Original publication: No Proscenium, 7/25/23]

3 min readAug 7, 2023

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A person standing in the center of a dark room. Spotlights illuminate the expansive and delicate geometry of spider webs.

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Laura Hess
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The Network (Capsule Review)

Hammer Projects: Chiharu Shiota

2 min readJun 30, 2023

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Standard white walls and concrete floor of a modern museum lobby. Stairs are to the right and there’s a central column. Along the walls, ceiling, and even the column is red yarn, like a massive, messy spiderweb.

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Fair Trade (Capsule Review)

[Original publication: No Proscenium, 5/9/23]

2 min readMay 18, 2023

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In the center foreground, a man sits facing away from camera and towards two other people. Those people are facing the man as they sit on opposite sides of a curtain, unable to see each other.

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Laura Hess
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No Proscenium

Arsham Auto Motive (Capsule Review)

[Original publication: No Proscenium, 4/11/23]

2 min readMay 3, 2023

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A recreation of a 1961 Ferrari convertible — with a twist. Portions of the car are cratered out or have gashes, both on its exterior and within the car’s upholstery and dashboard. Beautiful mineral crystals emerge from those damaged cavities.

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Laura Hess
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Tin Drum: Medusa (Capsule Review)

[Original publication: No Proscenium, 4/11/23]

2 min readApr 25, 2023

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An industrial warehouse space, with a concrete floor and brick walls. People wander around, wearing black headsets. Above them is a rendering of a virtual entity: rows and rows of narrow slats of bright teal form a layered, undulating shape.

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Laura Hess
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No Proscenium

Desert X 2023 Begets Apathy and Heartbreaking Magic (Review)

Coachella Valley hosts the biennial’s fourth U.S. exhibition

6 min readApr 6, 2023

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A giant, half-moon, black sculpture sits in the desert landscape. Behind it are sandy hillsides. At its center is an angular cutout, a doorway with the silhouette of a person standing inside.

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Laura Hess
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No Proscenium

Mulyana: Modular Utopia (Capsule Review)

[Original publication: No Proscenium, 3/7/23]

2 min readMar 21, 2023

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In a museum, a huge school of bright yellow fish hang from the ceiling. Underneath is a sprawling coral reef of all colors, shapes, and sizes. All of it is made up of crochet.

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Laura Hess

Laura Hess

Immersive theatre, installation art, film, VR & experiential marketing. Founder: Reuleaux, an experiential consultancy. Arts Editor: No Proscenium. @lauraevhess

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