Visual Technology

Santa Cristina della Fondazza

Posted on January 14th, 2010 by Marcela.
Categories: useful technology, more, Screens, Home Theatre.

Santa Cristina della Fondazza

LED Projects Italy

“This is one of the first examples of monumental ilumination with LED Technology”. Ferruccio Bigi, Bigi + Gregoli.

Santa Cristina della Fondazza is one of the most beautiful churches in the city of Bologna: an 800 year old gem.

Rebuilt in 1602, at the end of its single nave it has a presbytery, thanks to which the architectural structure has wonderful acoustics, and sound is propagated with extraordinary clarity. The church is also used all year as an auditorium and hosts extremely valuable works of art.

During a recent restoration, the interior lighting was also revolutionised, adopting a scheme based almost exclusively on LED fixtures. With this unusual lighting solution for a church, Bigi+Gregoli studio managed to meet different indispensable requirements: highlighting the unique artistic heritage, creating atmospheres suited to the concert performances, accentuating the cultural role of a consecrated building and keeping its sacredness intact.

After careful selection, SGM LED fittings (supplied by Volume srl) were chosen: 24 Palco 5, 1 Ribalta and 38 Genio Mobile, plus 4 Giotto Wash moving head units and a Pilot 3000 console, used to program and control all the lights.

The LED fixtures were used because they are free from ultraviolet rays that could damage the works of art; its colour temperature is adjustable, thanks to the RGB colour mixing system, with which the tones most suited to the atmosphere can be set according to the colour and form of each painting, statue or architectural element.

The fixtures are mounted along the perimeter cornice, at a height of eleven metres, with a low-impact installation involving absolutely no masonry work. Divided into groups, they are concentrated on various sectors of the church, towards which they are aimed (the main altar, the organ, the statues in the niches, the nave environment, etc.) and they create looks studied according to the varying requirements of the auditorium. The system guarantees minimum consumption and running costs compared to those of any other light source.

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