Statue of Belief Weaves A Timeless Tale With Barco-Enabled Projection Mapping
The Statue of Belief in India retells the story of Lord Shiva with impeccable projection mapping,
achieved with Barco UDX-4K40 projectors
Miraj Group operates across industry verticals and caters to millions of customers in India.
One of
its most notable endeavours is the Vishwas Swaroopam project, which features the Statue of
Belief -
the fifth-tallest statue in the world at a towering height of 369ft. This expansive project covers a
sprawling 16-acre area and includes an interior exhibition hall and public viewing galleries.
Visitors can also enjoy a range of amenities surrounding the statue, including three herbal gardens,
a water body, musical fountains, landscaped gardens, an Amphitheatre, a food court, handicraft
shops, and a children's amusement park.
The highlight of the project, however, is the projection mapping show, which required meticulous
mapping and handling of 24 channels of high-resolution 4K content. The expansive and varied contours
of the statue presented various challenges, from multiple shadow areas with a folded leg to the
bronze colour of the statue. Furthermore, the lens too needed to be placed at a great distance of
approximately 250 meters. To make this first-of-its-kind installation a success, the client and
their partners collaborated with Barco for better colour and contrast, brightness,
after-sales
support, an offer of on-site spares, and more.
Bringing an idea to life
To meet the expansive requirements of the Vishwas Swaroopam project, Barco supplied high-end
projectors for both outdoor projection mapping & indoor museum projection to create an immersive
experience for the audience. Axis Three Dee Studios Pvt. Ltd. worked on the execution and
production
of visual content for the project.
The technical aspect of the project was spearheaded by Dataton, who worked on the mapping and
handling of 24 channels of high-resolution 4K content. "Dataton WATCHOUT is the go-to in India for
this kind of impressive projection mapping where reliability and pixel accuracy are of the utmost
importance. We were delighted to cooperate once again with our friends at Axis Three Dee Studios and
the Barco team in bringing the Statue of Belief to life with projection mapping," observes Ashok
Sharma, APAC regional sales manager, Dataton.
On the façade, the project utilized 24 Barco UDX-4K40 projectors with a brightness of 40,000
lumens
each. These projectors were set up on two temperature and humidity-controlled towers located on
either side of the park, projecting at an angle on the statue. Eleven projectors are installed on
each tower and two additional projectors are installed inside the folded leg of the statue to
illuminate the hidden belly and prominent shadow area.
The UDX projectors offered best-in-class long throw lenses with up to 11:1 throw ratio that allowed
the projectors to be placed at the extreme end of the park. This range offers the best white point
and contrast and a brightness uniformity of 95% ensuring appropriate brightness distribution on the
entire canvas. In addition, the compact projector size made it easy to fit the models in the folded
leg area and illuminate it. To top it all, Barco PulseSingle Step Processing (SSP) allows for
sharper images and less latency for 4K signals.
Sanjay Singh, Group CEO at Miraj, says the following words about the results: "STATUE OF BELIEF -
The way I know about it...this is not just another statue, neither is this created for any symbolic
representation. It's yet another proof of what faith and belief can achieve, it is so impactful that
it would force you to ask yourself - Why, and you would realize Mr. Madan Paliwal's conviction to
convince us in the word "BELIEF" ...I am thankful, in the quest of searching the best, we chose Barco
as a medium to convey the rest of the story."