High Scream's Romain Pissenem already had a strong relationship with XL Video, and from there, both Romain and XL's Ian Woodall began to develop an idea for a projection mapped onto the hotel's 30m x 20m swimming pool, which would become the largest ever projection screen to date in Ibiza.
To achieve a bright and visible projection, the team needed to make the pool opaque without adding a solid cover over the top. Half a million white ping pong balls were put to use - floating on the surface of the water - and creating a suitable canvas for the projections.
XL Video's team, under Ian Woodall, supplied four of their new Barco HDF-W26 projectors to create the vibrant images on the surface. The projectors were managed and controlled by XL's Richie Jewell and Toby Evans.
Superbien supplied the content using a Resolume Arena system to allow for a flexible mapping solution.
Ian Woodall commented: "It was a really interesting and challenging gig, with a great visual result - although I still wonder where you order 500,000 ping pong balls from."
(Jim Evans)
