Barco screening immerses visitors in the history of Ukiyo-e art

The “Floating World of Dreams” exhibition in Shanghai uses 50 projectors Barco of the G60 series to reproduce representative Ukiyo-e paintings dynamically, making visitors feel like they are inside the scene.

Shanghai has hosted the largest art exhibition Ukiyo-e held to date. under the name “The floating world of dreams”, This sample has been made on a surface of about 2.300 square meters in which they are displayed 150 famous paintings. To immerse visitors in this immersive experience, projection technology has been used. Barco.

The exhibition has been designed to engage the senses through digital shows of light and shadows, music, aromatherapy with incense and tea shows.

Ukiyo-e is a woodcut, popular in the Edo period in Japan. These classic works not only directly influenced the artistic achievements of the international impressionist masters, like Van Gogh and Monet, They have also continued to enjoy great popularity and have had a strong influence on renowned modern Japanese artists., como Takashi Murakami and Yoshitomo Nara.

The exhibition “The floating world of dreams” uses 50 Barco G60 series projectors to dynamically reproduce representative Ukiyo-e paintings, making visitors feel like they are inside the paintings and immersed in the scene.

Thanks to 5D scene adjustment technology, Barco G60 series projectors bring the design team's concept to life with excellent image quality, precise color and brightness.

The exhibition hall of “ukiyo-e Dreamland” It has a surface area of ​​about 1.500 square meters. Twenty Barco projectors G60-W10 and ten G60-W7 They form a three-dimensional projection canvas on the wall and floor to dynamically present many famous classic Ukiyo-e works, as “La gran ola de Kanagawa” y “The love of things“.

In the exhibition hall “Landscape in the moonlight“, Sixteen Barco G60-W7 projectors integrate a rich variety of natural landscapes such as snow and cherry blossoms, creating an immersive experience under Mount Fuji. The stunning sight of waves crashing on your face and cherry blossoms is a hit for many tourists..

In addition to immersive spaces, the exhibition also shows original works. To enrich the experience, G60 projectors add an extra layer of dynamic projections, as, For example, the skeleton of the masterpiece Utagawa Kuniyoshi “Soma’s Negori” that comes to life outside the picture frame.

Immersive installation

The design team chose to adopt a two-machine overlapping scheme with two projectors equipped in the same position to ensure stability during exposure and uniform coverage of the light path.. If there is a problem with one of the devices, the other can continue to operate without affecting the image presence and immersive experience.

As the exhibition lasts several months, dozens of projectors have to work for a long time. Therefore, the stability of the projectors and the after-sales exchange service were key in the exhibitor's decision and choice of Barco..