Genk, Belgium based creative lighting and visual design specialist Painting with
Light has created a stunning 3D mapped projection artwork for the Hangar 58 event
space at Bokrijk in Limburg, one of the region’s most important historical landmarks
and a popular open air museum.
The permanently installed show was the brainchild of Hanger 58’s owner Wim
Grommers, who approached Painting with Light’s Luc Peumans to create
storyboards, video artwork and a library of standard content to be made available
to various clients renting the space, with custom material available on request.
The idea is that guests can view the show through the large glass walls of the
modern Hanger 58 in the winter and enjoy the large format show standing outside
in the summer evenings.
When running, the projection images measure approximately 40 metres long and 20
metres tall. They cover a series of different shaped buildings set at 90 degrees to
one another in one of the historical villages replicated at Bokrijk.
Painting with Light undertook a complete 3D scan of the building facades before
creating the multi-million pixel “map’ and then Peumans and his team, including Bart
Tauwenberg from New Solid, started work on the content – making it humorous, fun
and entertaining.
The shows, lasting between 5 and 10 minutes, precisely match the lines of the
buildings.
Peumans specified a d3 4×2 pro media server which stores and runs the content,
mapping it millimetre-perfect to the buildings. He chose d3 for its renowned
mapping capabilities and also because they could take advantage of its inbuilt 3d
visualizer – one of a number of integrated workflow tools offered by the platform –
to present an accurate replication of the proposed finished product for sign off by
the client.
Peumans commissioned Jo Pauly and Michel Stroobants from Visual Solutions to
complete the d3 media server programming and projector alignment.
The projections are fed by two Digital Projection (DP) Titan Quartz 20K machines
which were delivered by FACE (Foundation for Audio-Visual Commerce Engineering)
who are based in Boom, Belgium, and a d3 reseller for Benelux. Both projectors are
located inside Hangar 58, one pointing directly at one set of building surfaces and
the other firing across at a 45 degree angle.
The initial “library’ shows that Peumans and the team have produced feature
sections which can easily be customised to include sequences and images specific to
a client. Alternatively, completely bespoke artwork can be produced from scratch if
required.
The projection installation has immediately been a hit with individuals and
organisations organising events in Hanger 58, and is proving a highly flexible
solution for their clients to make their shows stand-out.
