Animotion offers a show that fuses art in Edinburgh, music and digital technology in real time

Panasonic technology and the collaboration between artist María Rud and The Projection Studio create Animotion, a show where art comes together, music and videomapping.

A fusion between art, music, architecture and technology is what the show held in Edinburgh has offered. At the cathedral of St. Giles, one of the most iconic places in Scotland, has been the setting chosen for the staging of Animotion, a show that has united three different musical genres with the videomapping technique as a backdrop.

Animotion has been the result of the collaboration of the artist Maria Rud and Ross Ashton, of the company The Projection Studio. Together, with the collaboration and technology of Panasonic have offered an experience where painting and video projection have been the protagonists.

Panasonic has collaborated in this project as a sponsor of the event, in addition to supplying a PT-DZ21K WUXGA projector and two AG-HPX250 cameras for staging. Ross Ashton has been responsible for designing the projection system and supervising the technical installation. Technical support was provided by Metro Ecosse and Warehouse Sound.

For this occasion, Ross Ashton has created a method to apply cartography to architecture and allow María Rud to show her work in three dimensions., directly on the facade of the cathedral of St. Giles, using traditional painting methods. This was the second collaboration between Ashton and María Rud, after the world launch of the Animotion show in Cambridge (United Kingdom), in September 2013.

Innovative art

Animotion is a show, held in Edinburgh last September, which is offered as an innovative vehicle for art, music and digital technology, where art and music come together in real time. The paintings were displayed on the facade of the cathedral as if it were a live storyboard in which music plays the role of the script.. This mix of live painting combined with the magic of the projection mapping technique and live music from some of the world's greatest virtuosos created an incredible feast for all the senses..

In the cathedral of St.. Giles, The images appeared live through the stained glass windows located at the back of the altar, some gigantic projections of 16 meters high by 9 wide that were created using a vertically mounted Panasonic PT-DZ21K WUXGA projector.

One of the main challenges they had to face was the surface on which they had to perform the projection since glass presents certain complications that were overcome thanks to the power of the projector., the detail with which the detailed mapping was carried out and the lighting effects. In this way, very clear and sharp images were achieved that, according to ashton, “They were impressive”.

Thanks to Ashton's experience and Panasonic technology, using the stained glass as a centerpiece, the show could be appreciated by the four hundred people who attended the event.. To achieve the intended effect, a Panasonic AG-HPX250 camera and a laptop equipped with Millumin VJ software were also used, which helped to ensure that Rud's works were seen in the greatest detail without losing color..

musical performance

The musical selection offered at this show held in the cathedral of ST. Giles included “Dark Matter”, an experimental piece that was composed especially for the inauguration of that architectural event by the composer David Heath. “Nostalgia” was also performed, composed by Vincent Ho, “Prim” by Askell Masson and “Laude” For Gavin Bryrs/Hildedagad von Bingen.

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