Viktor Tsoi. The Hero’s Journey - Scale Lighting

Viktor Tsoi. The Hero’s Journey

Viktor Tsoi. The Hero’s Journey
City:
Moscow
Year:
2022
Location:
Central Exhibition Hall "Manezh"
Team:
Architect: Planet9
Equipment: Aledo

For our team, it was one of the largest and most meaningful lighting design projects to date.

The massive exhibition spread across 11 halls and covered 2,000 square meters. All the lighting there was fully designed and installed by us.

Each space represented a different part of Tsoi’s life — featuring him first as a young withdrawn man, and then as a national hero, an icon for a new generation. 

Each area had its own unique lighting scheme. For us it was more a creative, rather than technical task. Sometimes the decisions we arrived at were unexpected (even for us!), and they created new pathways to further discovery and progress. 

Furnace with burning fire inside surrounded by piles of coal, illuminated by warm orange light contrasting with dark background
Glowing transparent spheres with human figures suspended in dark space above a platform with photographs
Exhibition hall with red display cases and a map of Russia on the floor, lit by warm and purple lighting
Portrait of a hero on a wall among three-dimensional yellow forms, illuminated by yellow neon sign and diffused side light from panels
Yellow panther figure with red spots, lit by bright yellow-white light among colorful three-dimensional structures of the exhibition
Gallery with paintings on white walls, softly lit by ceiling light and accent lighting highlighting artworks in the alcove
Illuminated 3D display window structures with mannequin figures casting shadows on dark wall
Guitar on white platform in central display case, lit from above with diffused light, red floor accent lighting, and backlit walls
Installation scene with decorated bicycle illuminated by yellow and purple light against architectural projection backdrop
Tunnel of yellow walls with recessed rectangular frames, portraits lit by cold side light for depth effect
Photographer: Vasily Bulanov
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