ACT OF CRAFTMANSHIP – SK-II LXP “Kintsugi” Projection Mapping Installation
26.05.25
Client / Projection Mapping / Projects
Role
Video Mapping Direction,Content,Animation,Sound Design
An immersive projection mapping installation inspired by kintsugi, the traditional Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold. We directed and produced the entire experience — from technical video mapping direction to content creation, animation, and sound design — crafting a delicate yet powerful atmosphere through the interplay of visuals and laser light.
日本の伝統技法「金継ぎ」をモチーフに、SK-IIのプレミアムライン「LXP」の世界観を可視化したプロジェクションマッピング・インスタレーション。
プロジェクションマッピングの技術的ディレクションからコンテンツ制作、アニメーション、サウンドデザインまでを担当し、映像とレーザーが織りなす繊細かつ力強い没入体験を演出しました。
Credits
“Video Mapping Director – Akira Iwanaga (RED)
Art Director – Shota Yamamoto (RED)
Production Manager – Yuki Inoue (RED)
Visual Artist – Kento Tomiyoshi (FLIGHTGRAF)
Special Thanks – Makoto Shozu (FLIGHTGRAF)
VFX Artists – Ryo Chigira, Akira Kondo (inbetween)
3D Modeler – Naomi Fuji”
ECHO – Signal Festival 2023
12.10.23
Installation art / Projection Mapping / Projects / Studio Originals
Role
All Production
The sea is the storehouse of carbon dioxide. It is said that the basic foundation of the ecological house is phytoplankton. For instance, a dead whale can nourish various kinds of creatures for a hundred years, of which phytoplankton are born, and then they absorb carbon dioxide that had been welded into the sea.
Thanks to the invisible boon of the seemingly unconnected incidence deep in the sea, we can sustain our life. Whether or not we are aware of this graceful gift, we are all stringed with a cord of life. This connection is not limited in the environmental world. Just as the people here were once connected through the language and the rituals, today we are here woven together through sound and light. In our artwork today, we try to describe the connection of the environment and people as a line, and it is transformed into a circle, and then the whole resonates in the Echo from the invisible boon. We would like each and every person in the audience to feel they are part of the necessary life-line of the ecosystem.
Credits
Concept and art direction – FLIGHTGRAF
Visual Artists / Videographers – Kento Tomiyoshi, Nanami Tsuzuki
Sound Artist – Makoto Shozu
Photographers – Tomas Slavik, Jan Valášek, Dusan Vondra, Vojtěch Veškrna
Event Organizer – Signal Festival 2023 Team
Venue – Church of St. Cyril and St. Methodius, Czech Republic
The Sand of Light – Qatar 2022
18.11.22
Client / movie / Projection Mapping / Projects
Role
Video Mapping Direction,Content,Animation,Sound Design&Mixing
The theme of the show is guiding lights and navigation. Nomadic people of the Qatari region used the stars as a tool to navigate at night – the Middle East is the birthplace of astronomy.
A falcon made of constellations and stars flies above Qatar, eventually transforming into a football, and all the stars are descending on Qatar and the Lusail Stadium – an allegory for one of the most important sports events of the world travelling to the Middle East for the first time, and the story of teams and fans finding their way to Qatar.
Five plus two amazing artworks on two spectacular buildings in Qatar: the Ministry of Interior and the National Archive. 205 people worked on the study, preparation, and execution of the project. A wide variety of video artists, video programmers, IT specialists, audio specialists, and production people worked for 2 months to make this fantastic production happen.
The Ministry of Interior projection mapping installation consisted of 40 latest generation 32k and 40k lumen 4K resolution projectors. This created a total of 14080000 lux. The total addressable pixel resolution of the installation was a whopping 369 million pixels!
To ensure the best possible experience, the audio system had to be the best. 5 LA acoustics line array systems produced more than 120dB at a distance of 200 meters and crossing the busy street in front of the Ministry.
The NA projection mapping installation consisted of 30 latest generation 35k lumen 4K resolution projectors, while for the audio, 2LA acoustics line array systems produced more than 120dB at a distance of 120 meters.
To have the best possible redundant system, all projectors were installed in air-conditioned projection containers. To ensure safe operation, all power installations, projectors, and servers were set up to be redundant.
Credits of Content
Production and Project Management – Limelight
Producer – Zsuzsanna Benkó (Limelight)
Implementation – FLIGHTGRAF
Production Concept – Kento Tomiyoshi (FLIGHTGRAF), Makoto Shozu (FLIGHTGRAF)
Production Manager – Ryuta Hoshi (SIGNIF Inc.)
Art Director / 3D Artist – Kento Tomiyoshi (FLIGHTGRAF)
3D Artist – Nanami Tsuzuki (FLIGHTGRAF)
3D Modeler – Kazuki Kuroiwa (1inc.)
VFX Artist – Akira Kondo
Layout Artist – Naoto Hiroura (SAZABI Inc.)
Music Composer / Sound Designer – Makoto Shozu (FLIGHTGRAF)
Music Choir – Haruka Koroyasu, Mana Abe
Tech Team
Executive Producer – Bush Cherroud (Nexxt)
Head of Production – Grimm Van Gestel (Nexxt)
Engineers – Joris Beel, Edouard Chbata, Nico Lemaitre, Kjell Rijntjes, Jurgen Vandewalle (Nexxt)
Local Production Director – Yasser Alattar (Dar Al Sharq)
Technical Manager – Hassan Elwakel (Dar Al Sharq)
Operation Manager – Ahmed Fouad (Dar Al Sharq)
Special thanks to
Alexandra Oikonomidou, Dressing Manager
Ghada Al Khater, Artist
Fawzy Semsem, Dressing and Signage Director
Creative Agency – LIMELIGHT
Some numbers
Total technical crew: 205, approx. 1,000 m2 of fabric used, 200m fencing, 350m of yellow yack. More than 150+ permits, 2000+ of generator hours, 135,000+ liters of diesel, 4 TPS, 40+ ACs, 500m of power cables, 10+ km of data and video cables, 10 containers.
For the content part, 5 teams in 5 countries on 2 continents worked more than 10,000 hours to produce 7 artworks with 45 scenes, altogether 32 minutes of content, including 2 artworks of 7 minutes of the most creative, amazing stories for the Qatar National Day.
