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 prominently featuring a green light, where a man in a blue shirt is initially observed in a doorway. A stage is set up, and the interior includes rooms with large windows, wires, and various machines. Individuals, including men in blue shirts or hats and a man in a green suit, are seen standing, walking, and working throughout the building, on platforms, and near the stage. As observations continue, the lighting becomes dynamic, with frequent mentions of green, purple, red, and blue lights, often in combinations, suggesting a show or performance. People are present on balconies, near railings, working on projectors, or engaging with phones. The venue is identified as a new office building, open to the public, and later described as a museum. The setting evolves to include elements of a "smokey night," "night club," or "theater," with individuals performing, dancing, and watching. The observations conclude with an emphasis on colorful, often reflected, red and blue lighting illuminating the people and the stage, which is prepared for a "video game" or "production."
Observations begin with blue and red lights emanating from windows and building exteriors, illuminating rooms with large walls. Individuals are noted holding bats, observing clocks, standing on platforms, cleaning, or sitting in various rooms, including a studio with a new glass wall and groups seated on the floor. Smoke and fog then become prominent, rising from buildings and stages, with blue and red lights observed in the sky, fog, and bleachers. Subsequently, observations consistently feature stages, often in basements or theaters, brightly lit by red, blue, and frequently purple lights. Numerous individuals are seen standing on platforms, stages, or balconies, some using cell phones or working with equipment. The sequence concludes with repeated descriptions of these artificially lit stage and room environments, populated by various people observing or participating.