Exhibition “Mind the Gap! Between Known and New Spaces” at the Museum of Concrete Art Ingolstadt. Exhibition period 06.09.2020 to 11.04.2021, documentation on 06.09.2020.
As part of the exhibition “Mind the Gap! Between Known and New Spaces” at the Museum of Concrete Art Ingolstadt, a live lenticular production was realised for the opening.
Individual guest portraits were created on site. These were not only photographed, but fully produced within minutes: image processing, printing and precise mounting of the lenticular material as a physical object, handed directly to visitors.
Documentation of selected works and exhibition views within the museum context.
From left to right: (1) Jacob Dahlgren, (2) Esther Stocker, (3) Jan van der Ploeg, (4) Katharina Hinsberg, (5) Marco Casentini
The aim was to create an exclusive object for the vernissage that would be produced directly during the event and come alive through changes in perspective.
Lenticular productions are normally realised with lead time and specialised production workflows. In this case, the entire process had to function during the event itself.
The challenge was to isolate the portraits immediately after capture, process them in multiple layers and prepare them as a multi-layer print file. This was followed by printing and precise cold mounting onto the lenticular material – with a target of under four minutes per output.
The action was carried out in the outdoor area of the event and fully integrated into the visitor flow. In compliance with the hygiene regulations in force at the time, the portraits were produced in a tightly timed process.
The critical point was the mounting: exactly 2 mm of tolerance was available during bonding to ensure that the lenticular lens raster produced the desired effect. Even minimal deviations would have destroyed the effect.
Printing was carried out at high resolution on 400 g/m² photo paper to avoid disturbances and artefacts in the production process.
Lenticular refers to an optical effect created by a lens raster. Depending on the viewing angle, image elements or perceived depth change, creating visible motion or ambiguity within the motif.
The exhibition “Mind the Gap! Between Known and New Spaces” was opened in collaboration with the Foundation for Concrete Art and Design. The focus was on the spaces of the former Danube Barracks on Tränktorstraße, which were reinterpreted architecturally and spatially as an exhibition venue.
For the opening, an “Art and Beat revised” took place outdoors, as a traditional party was not possible under the conditions at the time.
The opening was realised as an outdoor format.
For the lenticular effect, motifs were separated into multiple layers to prepare the different image components for each viewing angle.
Screen = 49,935 LPI
X Dimension = 100 + 2x0 + 2x5 mm
Y Dimension = 100 + 2x0 + 2x5 mm
Data Resolution = 196.5944882 pixels per cm
Data Resolution = 499.3500000 pixels per inch
[Frames] = 10
[Result width, pixels] 2163
[Result height, pixels] 5995
A hygiene concept was implemented for the event, including visitor flow management and distancing rules. The action took place in open tents in the outdoor area.
From left to right: Michael, Filipa, Christian, Magdalena, Melander
The live production combined event flow, photographic production, digital image processing and precise mounting into an object that could be handed over directly during the event. This transformed the lenticular portrait from a supporting medium into an independent component of the exhibition opening.