Feats of Engineering. 3D Visuals. There are plenty of both. Projection mapping and slapping animated light effects on historic building seems to be all the rage. However, the way AntiVJ is interpreting a massive architectural masterwork of the past, in light of the architect’s thinking of the future, makes your blood pulse as much as this incredible light display.
O (Omicron)
The Hala Stulecia (Centennial Hall) located in Wroclaw, Poland was built in 1913 to commemorate the 1813 Battle of Leipzig where the Eastern European coalition defeated Napoleon’s Army. The main dome is a 65 meters (213 ft) diameter concrete structure of timeless brilliance designed by the famed Max Berg. The project maps elements with inspiration from films as early as Fritz Lang’s ‘Metropolis’ to the 1980’s rendition of ‘Tron’.
Taking the 1910’s as a starting point… historical and artistic references were used to reveal the architecture of the space, its timeless and, more surprisingly, very modern dimension… By using references such as Fritz Lang’s Metropolis or the utopian projects of Archigram to confront the different visions of the future at different times, we were interested in trying to create a vision of a future with no precise time reference. A timeless future.
The installation is a permanent installation and if you won’t be travelling to Wroclaw any time soon, you can watch the display and the making of, right here.
O (Omicron) from Romain Tardy (AntiVJ) on Vimeo.
O (Omicron) / Making of from Romain Tardy (AntiVJ) on Vimeo.
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AntiVJ via Triangulation blog
