Christie laser projectors are at the centre of a new projection mapping show at the 17th century Leh Palace, more than 3,500 metres high in the Himalayas.
The experience was implemented by the India Tourism Development Corporation, titled Secrets in Stone. The experience was created and delivered by CS Direkt Events & Exhibitions, using projection technology to animate the palace façade with vivid imagery that are mapped to the palace’s architectural contours.
To deliver the scale and clarity required for this large-format installation, CS Direkt deployed two 30,000 lumen Christie 3DLP laser projectors and one additional 12,000 lumen Christie 1DLP laser projector, supported by dedicated media servers, DVI extension, and signal distribution infrastructure.
Images were accurately mapped across its irregular façade, allowing projected imagery to interact with windows, recesses, ledges, textures, and strong vertical geometry.
Sanjeev Pasricha, group CEO, CS Direkt, commented: “The vision for ‘Secrets in Stone’ was to create an experience where technology serves the story and the architecture, not the other way around.
“Leh Palace is an extraordinary heritage structure with immense cultural and architectural presence, so every aspect of the projection design had to respond sensitively to its form, texture, and setting. Christie’s laser projection technology gave us the brightness, reliability, and image performance needed to deliver a visually compelling experience in an extremely demanding environment.”