Goethe Institut Projection Installation

Overview

“The Goethe-Institut New York is pleased to present the first New York institutional exhibition featuring a temporary collective with Berlin-based artists Anna Ehrenstein and Sunny Pfalzer, and San Salvador-based artists Lucy Tomasino and Alexa Evangelista, in collaboration with Web-3 researcher, Josh Davila.”

Projection Installation at Goethe-Institut NY

Project Description

In December 2024, I began working with curator Zach Feldman to design a projector configuration for a retractable curved projection screen. Using floorplans of the space, and screen design from architect Chloe Munkenbeck , I designed a configuration that favored brightness, pixel density, and cost.

In February 2025, I led a team to install four ceiling-mounted projectors, and completed the projection mapping onto the 8.5m curved projection surface.

Projection designs made with Vectorworks + Immersive Designer Pro

In addition to this, I programmed a custom back-of-house GUI in TouchDesigner to control content playback and system events. The content is being fed through MadMapper via NDI, and split to each projector with SDI-HDMI micro convertors.

Back-of-house GUI for playback control - made in TouchDesigner

Technology Stack

• TouchDesigner
• MadMapper
• NDI (Network Device Interface)
• SDI-HDMI micro convertors
• Vectorworks
• Immersive Designer Pro
• Four ceiling-mounted projectors

Key Features

• 8.5-meter curved projection surface
• Custom projection mapping configuration
• Real-time playback control system
• Optimized for brightness and pixel density
• Retractable screen design

Projection mapping timelapse

Final installation

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Zach Feldman for curating and producing the show, as well as Seth Scoville and Charlie Gangemi for projector installation assistance. Special thanks to Max Levin for connecting the dots, and Cam Vokey for pre-production support.