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.
Inside a building, initial observations focused on a prominent green light in the background, signaling preparations for an event. A stage was set up, and individuals, including men in blue shirts and hats, were seen in doorways and operating machinery amidst rooms featuring large windows and various wires. Following the installation of a new glass wall, the facility was announced as open to the public. Subsequently, the lighting transitioned to a dynamic display of green, red, blue, purple, and pink hues, often reflected in glass surfaces. People gathered on platforms and balconies, observing performances on the stage, which involved projector use, dancing, and musical acts, sometimes enhanced by smoke effects. The venue evidently functioned as a lively show space or theater, occasionally featuring a bar, and was later noted to have become a museum.
The event initially centered on interior spaces, characterized by large walls and windows, primarily illuminated with blue light emanating from red sources, frequently windows or the back of buildings. Individuals were observed performing various actions, such as holding baseball bats, cleaning floors, working on computers, or standing on platforms, with early mentions of a new studio featuring a glass wall and a yellow stair railing. Groups of people were seen sitting on floors, and the basement of a former building, identified as either a fire station or a jail, was noted. The scene then transitioned to include observations of smoke billowing from buildings and a pervasive, thick fog across the city, where streetlights often illuminated floors, and red and blue lights were noted in the sky, reflecting in windows or lighting bleachers. Later, the focus shifted to stages and platforms, particularly in theater or basement settings, where a dominant array of red, blue, purple, and pink lights defined the environment. Numerous individuals, including DJs, were frequently depicted standing on platforms or balconies, often engaged with electronic devices, as the stage was consistently described as prepared for a show or performance, sometimes enveloped in purple smoke, and increasingly illuminated by a broader spectrum of colored lights including green and yellow.