{"id":104816,"date":"2024-03-07T04:59:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T09:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solotech.com\/our-work\/burtynsky-extraction-abstraction-at-the-saatchi-gallery\/"},"modified":"2024-03-12T10:52:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T14:52:08","slug":"burtynsky-extraction-abstraction","status":"publish","type":"achievement","link":"https:\/\/www.solotech.com\/our-work\/burtynsky-extraction-abstraction\/","title":{"rendered":"Burtynsky: Extraction\/Abstraction at the Saatchi Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"
Solotech supplied an audio<\/a> and video<\/a> solution in support of the new Burtynsky<\/a> exhibition at Saatchi Gallery<\/a> on the King\u2019s Road in London,<\/ins> UK.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n Canadian born photographer Edward Burtynsky is recognised as one of the world’s most accomplished contemporary photographers. His large scale industrial images portray how modern civilisation has dramatically transformed the planet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n BURTYNSKY: Extraction\/Abstraction<\/em> marks the largest exhibition ever mounted in the 40+ year career of this world-renowned photographic artist. A centrepiece of the exhibition is the immersive presentation of In the Wake of Progress (2022). <\/em>Co-produced by Canadian music legend Bob Ezrin (known for his work with Pink Floyd, Andrea Bocelli, Peter Gabriel, Taylor Swift and many others), In the Wake of Progress<\/em> is a 22-minute piece combining video and photographs from throughout Burtynsky\u2019s career, fully choreographed to an award-winning original score composed by Phil Strong.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n It was for In the Wake of Progress<\/em> that Solotech provided support, with the company supplying audio, video and rigging for the project. Three Barco UDX projectors delivered the images onto three separate screens while a Yamaha QL1 was deployed for audio signal distribution. d&b Y10 loudspeakers were mounted above and to the sides of the screens, with a pair of d&b B6 subwoofers providing the low frequency reinforcement. d&b E6 speakers were used for infill with the system powered off four d&b D20 amplifiers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n A complementary experience to the Saatchi Gallery exhibition, Burtynsky\u2019s images were also displayed at Outernet London’s The Now Building, a venue Solotech worked extensively on. The giant screens of the main building brought the iconic images of industrial pollution to a much wider audience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n Solotech Senior Project Manager Dave Shepherd looked after the project for Solotech: \u201cIt was a pleasure to get involved with the Burtynsky exhibition, particularly as it highlights the dramatic effect industrialisation has had on our planet. Indeed the \u2018green\u2019 issue is something we as a Live Production <\/a>company are having to take extremely seriously. Moving forward we are committed to significantly reducing the carbon footprint of global touring.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n If you\u2019re<\/ins> interested in catching this \u2018must-see\u2019 thought-provoking exhibition, head over to saatchigallery.com<\/a> for further details.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n