Panasonic Connect, a leading audiovisual technology provider, has provided 28 cutting-edge Panasonic 3-Chip DLP projectors to the artist-led immersive exhibition space Lightroom, London.
The projectors will deliver spectacular 4K visuals that tell vivid narratives in a completely immersive experience that showcases work by some of the greatest artists and innovators on the globe.
Cinematic storytelling
The Moonwalkers, a brand-new immersive experience, will provide a unique viewpoint on the manned Apollo lunar missions of the 1960s and 1970s, from 6 December until April 2024. These missions are widely regarded as humanity’s greatest accomplishment.
Panasonic projectors will be used to present interviews with astronauts from the current manned lunar programme, Artemis, in addition to recently restored images from Apollo. The actor Tom Hanks narrates the experience.
Richard Slaney, Lightroom’s CEO and producer of The Moonwalkers, comments:
“Lightroom’s mission is to create new kinds of experiences with the world’s greatest creative voices, using ground-breaking technology to tell stories for everyone. Tom Hanks is an icon, with unparalleled experience of great cinematic storytelling, and has a true passion and expertise for the history of space exploration. Alongside a world-class international creative team, he’s the perfect person to bring to life the Apollo and Artemis missions as never before and unlock even more of Lightroom’s potential.”
Vibrant immersive effects
Lightroom will use 14 Panasonic PT-RQ22K 3-Chip DLP projectors for the walls of the venue to bring the intensity of the Apollo photographs to life. These projectors’ pixel-quadrupling technology produces spectacular 4K+ visuals at 20,000 lumens.
The Panasonic Ultra Short Throw (UST) lenses on several of the projectors and the RQ22K’s full lens shift capabilities, which are made possible by a 360-degree installation through any axis, allow for the creation of amazing immersive effects from difficult angles without casting shadows.
In addition, Lightroom has deployed 14 Panasonic PT-RZ12K 3-Chip DLP projectors, which emit 12,000 lumens of light onto the ground, producing a complete lunar-like experience for the audience.
The Moonwalkers follows David Hockney’s Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away), which was the first of Lightroom’s series of original exhibitions. This exhibition welcomed crowds of visitors and critical acclaim for its brilliant visual representation of the artist’s six decades of work, ideas, and creative processes.
59 Productions has spearheaded both shows, with an immersive narrative and sound, provided by disguise and HOLOPLOT respectively, presented alongside the visuals delivered by Panasonic projectors.
Maximum projector uptime
The exhibitions are on show seven days a week, for more than four months. It is crucial that projector uptime is maximised, and this is achieved by the RQ22K’s filter-less design and an airtight, dust-proof optical system which delivers around-the-clock continuous projection and 20,000 hours of maintenance-free use.
Lightroom monitors projection quality with four Panasonic AW-UE150 and four Panasonic AW-HE130 PTZ cameras linked to the control room. This allows the team to view video playback in forensic analysis and identify any technical faults, guaranteeing the smooth running of the exhibits.
Earlier this month, Panasonic Connect announced that it will be taking part in this year’s BEYOND Conference, an annual event for thinkers, makers, investors, and researchers across the creative industries, which explores the relationship between creative research and business innovation.
