Relative Intensity Noise took place on October 10-11, 2025 at Momentous, a festival organized by The Momentary, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR. This page preserves one record of what happened based on 2,542 observations deemed notable over the course of two days.
The event begins with observations of a green light, typically located in the back of a building or within its interior, alongside a man in a blue shirt standing in a doorway. Initial scenes also show stages being set up within building interiors featuring numerous windows and occasional wires, with men seen working on machines or walking through rooms. Over time, individuals, including men with hats and women, are observed on platforms, balconies, and near large windows, sometimes operating projectors or using cell phones. As the event progresses, the lighting becomes more dynamic, shifting from predominantly green to incorporate pink, purple, red, and blue hues, often accompanied by smoke. Stages become active with performers, including a man in a green suit, musicians, and dancers, suggesting concerts or shows are taking place. People are frequently seen standing or sitting on balconies and railings, observing the stage or interacting. Architectural features like glass walls and specific locations like a new office building (and an old observer newspaper building) are noted. Towards the end, the focus largely remains on the vibrant, often reflected, red and blue lighting within the building, with ongoing activities of people gathering, performing, and moving through these brightly lit or smoky environments. The setting is eventually described as a museum or a theater with a stage, culminating in multiple observations of red and blue light effects.
The event began with observations of blue and red lights in rooms featuring large walls and windows, with the blue light frequently attributed to red light sources in windows or at the back of buildings. Early scenes included individuals such as a person holding a baseball bat, a woman standing with a clock, a man on a platform, and a woman cleaning a floor, often in rooms with TVs or working on computers. New studios with glass walls and yellow railings on stairs were noted, alongside groups of people sitting in rooms. The setting expanded to include a former fire station in a building's basement. Subsequently, the environment became foggy, with smoke billowing from buildings and thick fog in cities, often illuminated by blue, red, and green lights, particularly around stages. Red and blue lights were consistently described as prominent in the sky, fog, bleachers, and within building interiors, frequently in basement locations like computer rooms in old post offices. Stages, often in theaters or basements, were repeatedly mentioned as being set for shows or performances, featuring DJs and various people on platforms and balconies, interacting with technology like remote controls and cell phones. As the observations continued, purple and pink lighting became more prevalent, illuminating rooms, stages, and people on balconies, sometimes amidst purple smoke. The interplay of blue and red lights, often noted as the primary or sole colors, persisted throughout, emphasizing performance spaces and atmospheric effects within various building settings, including basements and bars.