Location
The Tower of London
Event
Charity / Bespoke Projection
Client
Haig Housing Trust
The Tower of London Lights Up for Wounded Personnel
The Haig Housing Trust wanted to light up the Tower of London with projections of wounded war heroes, in order to raise awareness of their ‘Coming Home’ campaign. The campaign provides severely wounded soldiers with specially adapted housing.
A Week Long Fundraising Event For Brave Soldiers
At an impressive 30 by 8.5 metres, the images were projected onto the Tower of London’s giant moat wall and flanked by high brightness gobos. First Network used four double stacked Panasonic DZ21K 20,000 lumen projectors to achieve the resolution and brightness needed. Since the Panasonic projector employs a four-lamp system, it will keep working even if a lamp should fail, ensuring continuous reliable projection. Image resolution was 3800 x 1080 pixels and provided by twin customised Mac Pro Cylinders via Barco control and matrix switching.
The trust joined forces with photographer Rankin, who took photos of two war veterans, which were then projected onto the walls of the iconic monument. Scott Yarrington, 30, was photographed on his prosthetic legs and was displayed alongside James Davies, 40, who was awarded the Military Cross for bravery in Afghanistan. Mr Yarrington, was helped by the charity after he lost both legs while on a bomb-hunting patrol in Helmand in 2010.
The week-long event culminated in a fundraising evening held inside the Tower itself, to mark the charity’s centenary. The event was a huge success raising both funds and awareness for the Coming Home campaign.
