Wealthy people can easily afford to
own private home theaters, but that’s not the ultimate when it comes to
movie theaters. The world is full of outdoor screens and entertainment
systems, but none equals this marvelous floating movie-theater –
temporary auditorium-raft – in the Andaman Sea, on the private island of
Yao Noi, Thailand.
The project was designed by the
fable architect Ole Scheeren, closely working with the Film on the Rocks
Yao Noi Foundation. The screen is actually posed in front of limestone
protrusions rising from the bottom of the Andaman Sea, with a gathering
of rafts assisting it. The whole contraption was named the Archipelago
Cinema.
The spectators hover
above the sea, focusing on the moving images across the water displayed
on the huge screen. The experience is truly unique. The idea behind
this project was to appear like the Film on the Rocks Yao Noi Festival
comes from a world totally different from ours. The movie-enthusiasts,
which impatiently rushed to come here, from all over the world, have
experienced a memorable event, with one of a kind cinematic techniques,
on a superb shoreline.
The
Thai festival is the work of Chomwan Weeraworawit, the owner of Six
Senses Yao Noi. He has brought all sorts of designers, artists, actors
and writers, from all over the Globe, to collaborate in realizing this
unique proof of true cinematic. The event lasted for 4 days, featuring,
besides movie-watching and auditions, discussions, exquisite dining and
lounge, the whole place having worked like a resort of its own.
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