Contra Vision canvas wraps WW1 commemoration buildings

Contra Vision is delighted to play a part in HONOUR, a stunning outdoor event inspired by WW1 poets and the memories of men and women from the North West affected by the conflict of 1914 to 1918 which featured hundreds of choral singers and a large scale digital projection executed recently on The Quays, Greater Manchester’s waterfront. The centerpiece was an emotionally-charged performance by a ‘Super Choir’ of hundreds of amateur singers, who performed a specially written piece by acclaimed composer Andy Smith and conducted by renowned Choral Director, Jeff Borradaile.

The contribution played by Contra Vision was that the design agency, The Creative Place, used Contra Vision BACKLITE perforated window film to transform the MediaCity buildings into a giant projection screen, with images visible from both inside and outside the building. The images led audiences through the experience of war, from young men signing up to serve in battle, to the feeling of claustrophobic damp in the trenches, the fears of the families left behind and the fear of going over the top. A blaze of fireworks transported audiences from the tranquility of peacetime to the battlefields of the Western Front to remember the millions of military and civilian lives lost.