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 unfolds within a building, initially marked by a recurring green light, where a man in a blue shirt is seen in a doorway. A stage is actively set up, and the interior reveals rooms with large windows and wires. The venue is identified as a new office building, previously the observer newspaper building, which eventually opens as a museum. People, including men in hats and blue shirts, begin to populate the space, standing on platforms and working with equipment like projectors and machines. As the event progresses, a diverse array of colored lights—green, orange, red, blue, purple, pink, and yellow—illuminate the building, often in combinations and augmented by smoke and fog. Individuals are observed on stages, balconies, and platforms, some performing, dancing, playing video games, or watching. Musicians, DJs, and dancers are noted, while the "audience" gathers. Later observations focus heavily on the interplay of these vibrant lights, frequently reflected in glass, within the building's architectural elements like railings and windows, as people continue to walk, stand, and interact in the dynamic, often smokey, atmosphere.
The event began with descriptions of blue and red lights, originating from windows or the back of a building, illuminating various rooms often characterized by large walls and windows. Individuals were observed in these settings, holding baseball bats, standing by clocks, or cleaning. A new studio featuring a glass wall, yellow railing, and a large central screen was noted, populated by groups sitting on the floor. Observations returned to blue and red lighting, often associated with people standing near televisions or working on computers. Subsequently, the scene shifted to include smoke billowing from buildings and thick city fog, often accompanied by red and blue lights. The focus then centered on interior spaces, particularly stages in theaters or clubs, and platforms, where various individuals stood or sat. The lighting evolved to include purple, pink, and green hues, sometimes within foggy or smoke-filled rooms, with frequent mentions of red and blue lights reflecting in windows, off floors, or illuminating stages and balconies.