BMW - IAA 4Cylinder Projection - Behind the Scenes

Sending out a strong visual statement for sustainability, circular economy and electric mobility The Department were tasked, by our long-standing client, to bring to life, on their iconic 4-cylinder building, the BMW story of sustainable transformation.

The Department created a spectacular projection mapping show on the facade of 99m tall BMW’s headquarters in Munich to kick off IAA Mobility – using completely green power. We took the guests on a journey through BMW’s iconic past, to their future vision, with a focus on their innovative Circular Economy. Working with the building’s unique architecture displayed bold, colourful, and artistic content, bringing JOY to IAA, Munich, and the World!

Working with Munich’s leading event projection and temporary structure specialists, The Department rigged 36 laser energy efficient projectors across 3 projection towers, all synchronised by wireless timecode.

The projections (16 million pixels) were all run off green power and lit up the night sky in a cycle of four animations - Re: think , Re: use , Re: duce and Re: cycle. As the show begins and the huge building seems to melt and the iconic cylinders fill up with liquid metal you knew you were about to witness something unforgettable.

Film music creator and Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer provided the music.

Performance Data:

• 80 million impressions
• 879,000 likes across social media on launch night
• 3.32 million engagements on BMW-branded channels
• Listed audience metrics: 400,000 visitors to IAA and 200,000 visits to BMW.com.