The Year of the Forest initiative is supported by prominent German celebrities, and the launch featured a media conference the day after the installation went live. The lit work became a local and international talking point, as well as a popular attraction enjoyed by press, public and passers by.
The temporary installation - which was in place on the steps of the Konzerthaus in Berlin's Gendarmenmarkt square - featured 26 tree sculptures measuring up to six metres in height, each carefully crafted by Pommerehn using recycled cardboard materials, and diligently lit for the darkness hours.
For the WWF event, Lichtblick Bühnentechnik supplied all the technical production - and also constructed the trees, project managed by Frederik Wehlmann.
Fred Pommerehn has worked with the Berlin based lighting rental company, Lichtblick Bühnentechnik for several years and always specifies Jands Vista to control any lighting on his projects.
It was the first event on which Lichtblick Bühnentechnik had used the I3 running on the Vista v2 software.
"Using the Jands Vista allowed us to work very fast," says Pommerehn, "especially running with Vista v2. It really takes the complexity out of the process, and allows you to concentrate on getting creative visual results fast."
Jands Europe's Neil Vann said, "Fred is sure that using Jands Vista makes a difference to his creative process, and ultimately the success of the lighting in his work. It is unusual for a light artist to specify a control platform, often they don't particularly mind as long as the lights are programmed to their specification, but Fred has realised that this choice can make a huge difference. It is great to see Vista v2 delivering again in yet another environment, and helping a designer get the most out of their design."
(Jim Evans)
