First Kings of Europe - Funeral Pyre Projection Mapping Installation

about the project

 Projection Mapping for a life-sized funeral pyre diorama featured in the First Kings of Europe exhibition. Around 3,000 years ago, cremations became a regular public funerary ritual in southeastern Europe. Whole communities gathered to honor the dead in solemn ceremonies. The deceased were burned on pyres like this, sometimes with their jewelry or offerings of food. Members of their community would the collect their remains to be buried.

Field Museum Exhibition: First Kings of Europe

Role:

  • Creative Direction

  • Lead Media Producer

  • Projection Mapping

  • Video Editor

Collaborators:

  • Sarah Daley, 3D Designer

  • Morlights, Lighting Design

INSTALLATION VIDEO

 

INSTALLATION STILLS

 

3D CONCEPTUAL DESIGN