The visually stunning work of Cinimod Studio has been taken abroad where it has influenced countries in South America, including Peru. Architect Dominic Harris, who specialises in fusing architecture and lighting design, has transformed Peru's National Football Stadium into a mood stadium. What's a mood stadium? Well, with the concept of mood ring that changes colours when your mood does, this stadium now interprets the mood of the crowd in the stadium to reflect in a colourful lightshow outside, so football fans and the whole of Lima can get sense of the emotions running through the match even if they can't be there.
Working with other international design and delivery teams such as CAM and ArquiLEDS in Peru, e:cue in Germany, and Traxon in Hong Kong, Cinimod has created one of the first interactive football stadiums, taking the passion displayed for the sport to another level.
In order to achieve this difficult task, innovative technology and design was used. A network of microphones line the roof of the stadium to register and map out the crowd's noise levels. The data is then processed by Cinimod's hardware and software, which was specially developed for the project. The software processes the sound level data in real time and the output categorises the data into different moods. The result is a spectacular lightshow that sparkles when the crowd is excited or lacklustre when they are disappointed. Four moods can be detected with the specialised software: excitement, celebration, boredom and disappointment. Regardless of the mood, however, the marvel of a stadium reflecting the mood of its visitors must be an exciting phenomenon to witness.
Aside from the Stadium, Cinimod has also transformed the DJ scene in Peru to give visitors a completely new way to experience light and sound. Created for energy company Endesa for its Christmas celebrations, this new endeavour consists of 85 huge balloons outfitted with custom LED lights capable of changing colours. To control the lighting, a DJ or 'guest DJ' stands on a specialised podium and uses his or her arms to conduct the lights to the music.
'Each globe has a unique identity that allows the colour to be controlled from the main DJ podium. Suspended above the podium is a high-accuracy thermal tracking camera that has been developed by Cinimod to allow for live tracking of the 'guest DJ.' By tracking every movement of the person below, this camera communicates control signals to the main software program that is responsible for the live sound and light generation,' says Harris. The result is a stunning sound and light show that has never been experienced before - and anyone can become an artist and jump up on the podium to transform the lights.
Cinimod's influence over Peru doesn't end here. In another project, it has installed two Aronas chandeliers in a glass office building there. When lit up, the view is dramatic, with the shimmering lights in front of a black background. Working with local designer Paz, the team has created a light show that is 10-storeys high.
