Fiat Lux: Illuminating our Common Home from Minds Over Matter on Vimeo.
Obscura was chosen by the Vatican’s Pontifical Council to create a contemporary artistic interpretation of Pope Francis’ Encyclical, “Laudato Si.” The large-scale architectural projection show entitled: “Fiat Lux: Illuminating Our Common Home” was presented as a gift to Pope Francis to celebrate the opening of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy. It was the first time that art has ever been projected onto St. Peter’s Basilica.
“Laudato Si,” means “Praise be to you,” a phrase commonly used by Saint Francis, the patron saint of animals and ecology and Pope Francis’ namesake. In writing his impassioned plea for greater focus on the environment, Pope Francis cited areas of particular concern: pollution and climate change, the lack of clean water for much of the world’s population, and loss of biodiversity.
To bring the pope’s message to life, Obscura created an unprecedented 60-minute show featuring powerful images of humanity diversity and natural beauty from world-renowned photographers and curated by Travis Threlkel and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Louie Psyhoyos (The Cove). Using 21st century art and 50 high lumen projectors, the show was presented as a visual symphony in seven movements.
A crowd of over 200,000 people gathered to watch the show live in the Piazza San Pietro, while 4 million watched via live stream video. Media coverage generated another billion global impressions.
Fiat Lux: Illuminating our Common Home featured the work of some of the world’s most noted humanistic and nature photographers and filmmakers including Sebastiao Salgado and Amazonas Images, Joel Sartore and his Photo Ark series, Yann Arthus Bertrand, David Doubilet, Ron Fricke, Howard Hall, Shawn Heinrichs, Greg Huglin, Chris Jordan, Mark Magidson, Steve McCurry, Louie Schwartzberg and Paul Nicklen. Funding provide by the Li Ka Shing Foundation and Vulcan Productions. Natural sound effects provided by Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Projection and Design: obscuradigital.com
Music: Arvo Pärt: Fratres
OBSCURA TEAM
Travis Threlkel - Chief Creative Officer
Chris Lejeune - Chief Executive Officer / Account Executive
Matty Dowlen - Chief of Production
Andrew Plourde - Senior Technical Director
Marc Melzer - Director of Media Arts
Barry Threw - Director of Interactive
Sean Holt - Director of IT
Emmett Feldman - Senior Art Director
Jennifer Williams - Producer
Ari Ali - Senior Media Producer
Anna Le Breton - Production Coordinator
Doni Dennis - Marketing Director
Tim Digulla - Art Director
Ron Robinson - Art Director
Tony Grisey - Senior Animator
Jim Ellis - Technical Director/3D Animation
Eddy Katt - 3D Animator
Alexi Alexaieff - Technical Artist
Brittnie Diamant - Production Artist
Bryant Place - Interactive Engineer
Harvey Moon - Interactive Engineer
Anton Heestand - Interactive Engineer
Christopher Houchin - Technical Director
Nick Lynch - Technical Director
Diego Novoa - Technical Director
Nathan Houchin - Technical Director
Michelle Grenier - Associate Creative Director
Joshua Brott - Director of Photography
Brandon Moore - Assistant Photographer
Eric Schneider - Purchasing
Ethan Indorf - Editor
Tim McMahon - Editor
Alex Oropeza - Music Director
Harald Boyesen - Sound Design
Lucy Sheils - Sound Design
0 notes
in einem fernen Land.... by Harald Heinrich - www.capture-emotions.net
1 note
·
View note