THE ELECTRIC CANVAS is an Australian company expert in the specialised field of large scale projection.
We are a complete solution provider for projection projects of any scale. Through the use of high-powered digital projectors and our PIGI filmstrip projectors our artists, designers and technicians can accurately apply light and art to structures and surfaces for a wide variety of applications.
Luminous by Brian Eno
Sydney Opera House
26th May - 14 June 2009
TEC News
26 May 2009
Luminous, Sydney Opera House May-June 2009
The Electric Canvas and our project partners, Big Picture, have been engaged by the Sydney Opera House to provide high power projections for Luminous, curated by Brian Eno, part of the Vivid Sydney Festival and SmartLight Sydney.
Paintings selected from the artist's significant body of work will be displayed in a continuously changing interaction that does not repeat over the course of the 21 day installation.
At Circular Quay, The Electric Canvas will use an array of fourteen high powered data projectors from a distance of 450m. The Digital projections will be controlled by the OnlyView timeline based media system that will take care of all scaling and programming.
The artist insisted on the most energy efficient approach to the projections. The Electric Canvas' solution was demonstrated to provide maximum resolution with minimal lost footprint resulting in optimal brightness for minimum energy consumption.
The eastern side of the building will be illuminated by PIGI filmstrip projectors working from an incredible 650m distance. Spectators from Mrs Macquaries Point will see a slowly scrolling montage composed of images from Eno's thirty year archives.
All electrical energy used for the Luminous projection will be provided by Bio Diesel silenced portable generators.
