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Barco recently supplied its FLM HD20 projectors to create a spectacular visual journey enlivening electronica artist Amon Tobin’s latest international tour, ISAM Live. The centerpiece of the show was a 25′ x 14′ x 8′ multi-dimensional, shape-shifting 3D art installation in which the world-renowned DJ performed his electronic music show from a control booth centrally located within the structure.
Combining 3D projection mapping and generative/audio reactive real-time and pre-rendered elements, the producers used Barco’s FLM HD20 projectors to display the kaleidoscope of visual elements in concert with Tobin’s music. The artist recently described the integration of projection mapping and music as a “reverse score,” alluding to the cinematic parallels he sought to achieve in creating the show.
The dynamic stage featured the joint efforts of industry heavy-weights, Vello Virkhaus, Founder of V Squared Labs responsible for creating the visual imagery and projection mapping effects, Alex Lazarus of blasthaus serving as executive producer, and Heather Shaw, CEO of Vita Motus Design Studio responsible for conceptualizing and creating the stage as production and set designer – these masterminds combined forces to create the seamlessly 3D-mapped sculpture featuring digital video projection on a giant cubic array surrounding the artist. “The Barco projectors are the most rugged, and the perfect ‘go to’ workhorse for this kind of show. …
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