The Projection Studio brings Celtic culture to its light show, image and sound, the Triqueta

The centerpiece of the Illuminating York arts festival 2013, Triqueta, was made by The Projection Studio, a 3D videomapping show for which Christie 18K projectors were used.

Ross Ashton of the company The Projection Studio and the sound producer Karen Monid are responsible for the making of Triquetra, a work of art composed of light and sound that has been projected onto Clifford's Tower and the mound on which it sits, located in the historic city of York (United Kingdom).

This show, which has been launched on the occasion of the ninth edition of the Illuminating York art festival 2013, celebrated between 30 of October and 2 November, tells the story of the three Viking kings of Denmark who had a great influence on York and England, in particular, Sweyn Forkbeard, first viking king of england, and his son Canute the Great. Ashton and his team The Projection Studio created all the graphic material and used documents from the time to prepare it.. Using projections and a great sound environment, This emblematic canvas embodies the connection between man and nature , classic viking themes.

Triquetra offered a videomapping show with images of 75 meters wide at the base of the mound and more than 25 meters high, generating an architectural creation in 3D modeling that was reproduced in a loop every 15 minutes. The screenings were carried out with eight teams Christie 18K, operating two by two to maximize brightness, while the video content was managed with a d3 server control system. The equipment, supplied by QED, It was located in the towers, specially poured for the event at the base of the mound.

Immersive audio

This landscape of projected images was combined with the music of Karen Monid's soundtrack, while a voiceover told in old English, Old Norse and Latin languages ​​told legends taken from manuscripts and documents of medieval times. An opportunity for students from five universities, including those of York and Cambridge, could express themselves in these languages.

For the implementation of this sound show, the system was used D&B C7, which was supplied by Sheffield based AVLS, and for its reproduction an ADAT machine was used.. To further attract viewers and introduce them to the action, surround sound was created. 5.1.

Why Triqueta?

The triqueta is the representation of Celtic philosophy in which everything has three levels related to each other and its symbol is composed of three vesica pieces. Ashton and Monid saw this as the perfect name for the piece., since it is a symbol that had importance for the pagan Vikings as a symbol of Odin, and became a symbol of the Trinity, when the vikings converted to christianity. A process that was supervised by the three Viking kings of the narrative.

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