Light art is projected onto Welsh castle

Projection artist Ross Ashton of The Projection Studio created artwork and a video projection system for the Illuminata 2010 - a series of “son et Lumière” style shows at Caerphilly Castle in Wales.

Ashton’s 20-minute work depicted the history and stories of the castle, and ran twice nightly for two weeks. The artwork was projected onto the Gatehouse and the Main Hall, with the 30-metre wide images being projected from three Christie HD 18 projectors positioned 50 metres away.

A double stacked pair rigged at the top of a scaffolding platform covered the Gatehouse, with the third single machine positioned at the end of a long balcony on the building opposite the Main Hall.

The commission came from Cadw - the Welsh Assembly Government division responsible for preserving Wales’ heritage. Cadw’s director, Marilyn Lewis approached Ashton following a presentation he gave about the possibilities of ‘Illuminating Cities’.

It was the first time an event of this type has been commissioned for Cadw’s historical monuments.

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