Wonderfall is one of two installations I directed through Moment Factory for Singapore’s Changi airport Terminal 2. The other one is Dreamscape. It was an amazing experience to work with the team at MF and CAG from Changi Airport in Singapore and to make this somewhat crazy idea become a reality. As most people who do effects know - convincing water simulation is one of the hardest things to pull off.

At about four storeys tall, the “waterfall” is difficult to miss for those entering T2’s departure hall from its drop-off point. Located at the heart of the hall at terminal 2, The Wonderfall – a 14m-high and 17m-wide multimedia wall – is the terminal’s centrepiece. Amid the bustle of travellers checking in their luggage and ensuring their travel documents are in order, The Wonderfall offers a soothing presence, exuding an air of calmness as “water” cascades down the LED wall. Once every 30 minutes, T2’s visitors are treated to a four-minute-long musical show, Rhythms Of Nature, as the 892-tile digital display comes alive to the accompaniment of music composed by Canadian pianist Jean-Michel Blais specially for the show.

Since its opening on Nov 1, 2023 it has been extremely popular with travellers and can be found all over social media, Here are some images from another angle from about a month after the opening.

From MF’s website:

In the open and airy Departure Hall, the Wonderfall, a four-story digital waterfall offers outbound travellers a place to collect themselves after checking in and a landmark for the next stage of their journey. The calming cascades flow between living vertical gardens that climb along both sides of the curved LED screen, formed by three large flat segments to maximize points of view. Multiple times an hour, the rushing waters reverse course over the megalithic boulders, giving rise to a mesmerizing dance between the elements. Set to instrumentation by composer and pianist Jean-Michel Blais, the choreography channels the raw energy of a torrent into moments of grandeur until gravity returns the waterway to its natural state.

For this installation we asked Montreal based pianist Jean-Michel Blais to compose an original piece of music which can be heard here - albeit not optimally.

You can see a little of the making of here in this video from Changi Airport (and even catch a few glimpses of me in the background (from Around 2’-00”