| Creative direction
and editing of videos by David Bickerstaff
Client: The
British Museum
Exhibition concept and design: Metaphor
AV production: Newangle
11 video projections, edge blended using
Watchout
The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army explores one of the greatest
archaeological discoveries of the twentieth century, giving an
insight into China’s First Emperor, Qin Shihuangdi, and his
legacy.
The exhibition includes a number of the world-famous
terracotta
warriors from Xi'an, China, which were buried alongside the
First Emperor in readiness for the afterlife, as well as some of
the
most striking recent discoveries made on the site.
The exhibition is presented in a temporary
conversion of the famous round reading room in the centre of the
musuem. This enormous space has a 5 metre high cyclorama running
around the whole space, which is articulated with eleven video projections
and some gobo lighting. The video is intended to deliver historic
context and portray a sense of the real scale that can be experienced
at the Terracotta Army Museum in Xi'an.
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