evoke used a mixture of moving and generic fixtures, fitted with custom multi-colour and high definition glass gobos manufactured by Rosco, to create an ever-changing environment. Control was provided by a Rosco Horizon system - a Windows-based PC lighting console.
According to Jon Stones, director of evoke, the Horizon was ideal for the project: "With the challenge of having fixtures spread over six levels, three rooms, and the also the exterior of the building, we required a system that would allow us the flexibility to move around the space easily while programming, and to operate each group of fixtures and areas as separate shows running simultaneously. Horizon allowed us to benefit from the convenience and compatibility of a PC-based control system, while still offering us all the features of high spec lighting board. The other advantage was that we no longer needed to find somewhere to hide a full size lighting board during the event."
To further avoid the restrictions imposed by a centralized distribution point, evoke supplied single channel Anytronics DMX dimmers at each location where tungsten projection was used. Other lighting effects provided included Sky Trackers and custom internally-illuminated globes.
(Ruth Rossington)
