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Medialon Manager V3 Lite and V3
Pro systems find themselves at the center of the
universe in the new Le Hall des Globes at the BNF
(French National Library) in Paris, which showcases the
unique Coronelli’s Globes. Medialon controls lighting,
audio and video for the permanent exhibition, which
displays 17th-century advances in science and mapmaking
via a pair of globes which had been out of the public
eye for almost all of the last century.
The globes, one terrestrial and one celestial, were
crafted by Franciscan monk and Venetian geographer
Vincenzo Coronelli between 1681 and 1683 for French King
Louis XIV. The two monumental spheres, the largest ever
built at the time, measure 12 meters in circumference
and weigh 2.3 tons each. They feature splendid baroque
paintings and represent the wealth of geographical and
historical information Coronelli had at his disposal.
Architect Jean-Jacques Bravo, Sophie Roulet and the
Mostra agency teamed with integrator Julien Ribes from
Artabase on the installation of the Hall whose space is
divided into two parts. The first offers the public the
amazing sight of the enormous globes in a very
contemporary “minimalist non-structure.” The spheres
are suspended along a practically-invisible axis and
offset slightly so visitors can see both globes at the
same time. In contrast to the room’s cherry-red carpet
and red velvet curtains, the ceiling is painted black so
attention can be focused on the spheres. Subtle
lighting, controlled by Medialon, evokes the massive
Milky Way.
The second room allows visitors to discover the history
of Coronelli’s Gloves and cartography in general. It
features videos, multimedia documents and images of
space today, which will evolve over time.
In addition to a Medialon Manager V3 Lite, one V3 Pro is
deployed with panel software and another is housed in
the main exhibition control room. Medialon controls a
total of seven video projectors, 12 PCs, 10 17-inch LCD
touchscreens linked to 10 PCs, a 32-inch LCD screen, and
a pair of plasma screens. 6 Medialon MIP (Multimedia
Interactive Player) have also been installed on the
project, as well as a data-processing mixer Octo
Quattro from Analog Way.
The exhibition is managed by the
Library's exhibitions department under the direction of
Viviane Cabane, Anne-Hélène Rigogne, Serge Derouault and
Paul Roth.
Julien Ribes, from ARTABASE, commented, "The
implementation of the show manager and its network
solutions have been critical to the result of this
project. The Medialon Manager Panel Show Control
Software has been the interface to control all of the
audio-visual media." |
