From May 1 to October 31, 2010, the World Expo was held in the Chinese metropolis of Shanghai under the motto “Better City, Better Life”.
The pavilion encouraged visitors to take part in a multimedia experience consisting of state-of-the-art technology, dreamlike environments, collaborative social spaces and sustainably designed materials. For example, the Plexiglas rods changed color when moved by hand, casting the space in a new light.
Installed were:
- approx. 6000 LED strips B25-250 and approx. 4000 LED strips L25-250 (cold white and warm white) in light boxes for backlighting graphics, controlled with DMX via system power supply 4 and intelligences
- 4800 LED tiles C50 (installed in “Ceiling Clouds” ceiling elements, backlighting of a “Studio Grey 120” film, controlled via the System Power Supply 4E, with video signal via a total of three pixel gates)
- 1800 high-power 3W LED dots (installed under Plexiglas rods that stand in pedestals as “weeds” (large blades of grass). Controlled with video signal via a pixel gate, interactive control that detects movements over the “weeds” with infrared cameras and leads to a color change
- 480 LED strips B12-125 (installed in “lean rails”/railings in the theater, each individual LED strip can be individually controlled via system power supply and intelligence via DMX)
- 1300 LED-Strips C100-1000 (in elements of 50cm each) installed in Plexiglas tubes suspended from the ceiling to create a large “chandelier” for 3D effects and controlled with video signal via the Pixel-Gate.
This fabulous installation took place between February and April for the EXPO 2010 in the “Shanghai Corporate Pavilion”.
