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Our LED bars can be used in very different ways. But today, we can show you an application which is quite unique and which shows virtually artificial dimensions.

Art claims, among other things, to surprise and to employ objects which seem to have no artistic value. A perfect example is the company Meisterwerke from Dresden with its ARTTANK system. The idea: to form huge colored surfaces with common plastic ballast or liquid storage tanks having a capacity of 1,000 liters. To get the color into the tanks, Meisterwerke came up with a simple but effective solution. The tanks are illuminated with LED floodlights. The color of the whole installation can then be controlled by DMX. For the realization, the company from Dresden chose Eurolite. To be more precise, the Eurolite LED PIX-24 RGB which is equipped with 24 three watt LEDs. The LEDS are separated into eight segments with three LEDs ( RGB ) each and can be controlled individually.

The system was developed for the Berlinfestival in 2010. Back then, 104 tanks and 84 LED floodlights were used. The tanks were set up around the stage as a sickle shaped wall. ARTTANK reached 4.5 meters high and 26 meters wide. To ensure their stability the tanks were filled with 35 tons of water. The result was impressive and for sure left a lasting impression, since these extents and the resulting pictures are not an everyday event.

Meisterwerke from Dresden has figured out how art works. It all starts with an idea. Employing ingenuity, creativity, know-how, a concept evolves. By combining plastic tanks and LED floodlights, ARTTANK is able to create urban architecture for both inside and out. If you are impressed by this installation, you should take a look at Meisterwerke in Dresden – as one can see, it’s worth it!

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