Aiming to create an exhibition which would illustrate the processes that lead to the production of hydroelectric power, the owners have built a subterranean environment, about 300m below the level of the power station. The site hosts many Japanese and foreign tourists, including many school trips.
Six Clay Paky CP Color 150-E projectors are used through the exhibition, both to make the visit more pleasant and to highlight some of the fundamental parts of the power station. "The use of projectors with IP65 protection became indispensable since the place, by its nature, is very damp and dusty," said architect Keiko Yonezawa, president of Strise, the company which implemented the project. "The Clay Paky CP Color units confirmed their complete reliability, which we had already experienced in numerous other applications throughout Japan."
Inside a room which displays the history of the power station and explanations of the principles of power production, two Clay Paky V.I.P. 300 units are used to reproduce the effect of water through the use of rotating glass gobos.
(Lee Baldock)
