Astera Adds Magic to Bergstrasse Lights Project posted: 23/10/2020
Kirchberg H uschen
Seizing a chance to generate some beautiful light art, positive energy and creativity during the pandemic, Johannes Spie , project manager from technical specialist MKM Event Show Technik based in Darmstadt, Germany, launched a new initiative of his own - Bergstra e leuchtet' (Bergstra e Lights) - to highlight some of the famous Bergstra e mountain route's stunning monuments, historical buildings and public spaces. With events halted, normally busy rental company MKM had an abundance of lighting products including an extensive Astera inventory of AX3 LightDrops, AX5 TriplePARs and AX7 SpotLites sitting in the warehouse, so these were used to support all 12 of the lighting installations which were carefully crafted and delivered over a two month period.
Astera AX7s were used at all locations culminating with a truly spectacular and innovative event at St. Peter's church in Heppenheim.
Everyone in the area knows and loves the highlighted buildings and spaces, stated Johannes, and with tasteful and well-planned lighting and the application of colour they were transformed and could be seen literally in a different light' each time, so people could enjoy and take away new perspectives from their immediate environment.
Auerbacher Schloss
He adds that in a time when events have not been possible, this was a safe and imaginative idea to provide something interesting in which people could engage.
Astera products were of course ideal for the task of lighting these works, with their brightness, long and regulatable battery power and App control, dispensing with the need for running cables and greatly assisting the deployment process in each case.
The Astera lamps are very efficient in saving setup time, and with the AX7s and AX5s being IP65 rated, we were also confident in using them irrespective of the weather! Also, with less cabling needed, the team could take a smaller vehicle full of kit to the location.
Kirchberg H uschen
Up to 200 fixtures - Asteras plus others - were used in most cases to give good and detailed coverage of the buildings and landmarks.
It was so much fun to use the Asteras - they made the set ups extremely quick and efficient, enthuses Johannes.
A grandMA system was used for lighting control, plus the Astera App for quickly setting up the DMX addresses of all relevant Astera fixtures.
Lauter bridge and brook
Johannes was initially inspired to start Bergstrasse Lights by the original light it in red' project kicked off by the #NightofLightDE lighting action in June which saw thousands of buildings illuminated red across the country to draw attention to the challenges and realities facing the event industry during Covid-19.
He chatted to some industry friends and colleagues and everyone was up for creating something new, special and exciting for their community and those living and working in the region.
St Peter Heppenheim
A core team of around 20 people evolved to deliver Bergstra e Lights, including chief lighting designer Niklaus Baur, however the lighting schemes for each landmark were usually discussed by the team including Johannes, lighting operator Jan Gr bener and others before a final plan was devised.
The featured buildings were a dynamic mix! Castles like the imposing hilltop Auerbacher Schloss and the Starkenburg in Heppenheim which is also perched 300 metres above Hessische Staatsweing ter, offering stunning views all around; churches like St. Georg Bensheim and Kirche Zwingenberg; prominent houses and vineyards including the Kirchberg H uschen vineyard; the central bridge and creek in Lauter and both the town hall (Rathaus) and the city park in Heppenheim - each is a unique architectural or landscaped masterpiece in its own right.
St Peter Heppenheim
In addition to lighting these fabulous places for the first time, the project had several other special aspects.
Once up and running and gaining traction via the website https://bergstrasse-leuchtet.de/ and various social channels no-one knew where and when the next illumination would take place,so this element of surprise and anticipation kept people engaged and guessing!
To discover the location, some hints were dropped on Bergstrasse Lights' Facebook and Instagram pages, plus additional clues announced on public radio station hr3.
St Peter Heppenheim Photo
The finale at St. Peter's church in Heppenheim was a favourite installation for all on the team where the lighting count doubled to over 400 fixtures in total, of which more than 220 were Astera - a combination of AX3s, AX5s and AX7s connected via five wireless DMX transmitters.
Often referred to as the Cathedral of the Bergstrasse' the idea was to maximise the impact of this event, so a special concert was staged inside featuring the band Lichtenberg with camera images of the performance projected onto the church's front fa ade for socially distanced onlookers.
Starkenburg Heppenheim
The concert was also streamed on three different Facebook Fanpages - Bergstra e leuchtet, the City's and the band's - as well as on YouTube and on the Bergstra e leuchtet website.
And a series of secret' live-streamed concerts were produced at some of the locations - so Johannes and the team had multiple ways of getting the content in front of people.
The concert livestream concept was trailed for the first illumination at Auerbacher Schloss with the band As far as Low' and intended as a one-off. However, the public response was so overwhelmingly positive that Gregor Ott from GVO Media went on to produce seven concert movies from these spontaneous livestreams (i.e. not revealed in advance) accompanying some of the most dramatic installations.
Starkenburg Heppenheim
MKM Event Sh
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Astera Adds Magic to Bergstrasse Lights Project posted: 23/10/2020 
