The Emperor’s Tomb
- WA Museum Boola Bardip
Whadjuk Noongar Country (Perth) - 2025
The tomb of Qin Shi Huang has never been opened. Ancient texts describe jade trees, golden birds and rivers of mercury, glimpses of a world buried in myth.
Step inside that mystery. Floors and walls pulse with light and sound that shift in response to movement, immersing people in a living world. The experience reimagines the Emperor’s tomb as a place shaped by imagination and legend.
Technology
Built in Unreal Engine using nDisplay, the real-time installation spans 13 wall and floor projections mapped using Nvidia Mosaic and Epson projection utilities. Depth cameras track each visitor, with point clouds composited in Pointcaster and streamed into Unreal via ZeroMQ.
Dynamic lighting, driven by Enttec Pixel Dots, responds to movement via Pointcaster and TouchDesigner and is mapped to the physical space using Enttec ELM. 10 channels of spatial audio are played back via QLab and synchronised with the visuals via OSC.
Credits
- Aristo Risi, Photographer
- Claire Evans, Strategic Director
- Elena Matienko, Sound Artist
- Evan Davies, Technical Director (Hardware)
- Jarrod Lambert, Technical Coordinator
- Joko Wang, Producer
- Jordan East, Unreal Artist
- Matt Hughes, Software Engineer
- Pat Younis, Unreal Artist
- René Christen, Technical Director
- Shunji Davies, Project Director
- Tobias Kappeler, Art Director
- Tom Siddall, Creative Director