On 23 April, the permanent installation created by Paolo Buroni, and sponsored by the Umbria Superintendence for Architectural and Natural Heritage was inaugurated. The installation entitled At Federico's Court brings the court on the main floor of the Ducal Palace in Gubbio to life.
Under the artistic direction of Paolo Buroni, Federico da Montefeltro, played by renowned actor Giulio Base, comes to the life. Using StarkHologram, a new Italian technology, for the first time in a museum setting, an historical figure like Federico da Montefeltro is presented in a three dimensional, natural size holograph representation. The leader converses for 15 minutes with an angel.
Paolo Buroni reports, "My idea was to renew the emotional ties between this great historical figure and the public, bringing him back to life through this impossible, yet credible conversation. The entire Stark team collaborated on this complex project - Alex Buroni directed and edited the video, Sabine Lindner was in charge of graphics and settings and the 'on site' set-up was directed by architect Carla Bartelli.
"The holograph effect is created with a special technology developed by Stark, an Italian company. Through sophisticated processing of the images, the double projection system makes the 3D effect possible without the use of special glasses. The result - the technology is practically 'invisible' and only the 3D effect remains, while traditional systems require a large, bulky and extremely invasive structure."
(Jim Evans)
