Köln
NEW YEARS EVE ’18
Romisch – Germanisches Museum & Dom–Hotel Roncalli Platz | Cologne – DE
a testament to the city's commitment to unity, growth, and shared aspirations.
The city of Cologne celebrated New Year’s Eve on Roncalliplatz with “Köln,” a spectacular light art performance and voyage through history projected on the Romisch-Germanisches Museum and Dom Hotel. The immersive installation was part of the cultural program “Wish and Change” and focused on change, development, and progress as the essential conditions to inaugurate the new year. Throughout the night, light art and choral music shone brightly, emphasizing the values of peaceful and cheerful coexistence that the city of Cologne stands for.
In an often divided society, Köln serves as a radiant memento that assigns to art and music the urgent task of building a shared, brighter future. The city thus becomes a canvas where the colors of unity, peace, and joy can blend harmoniously. New beginnings are most effective if accompanied by collective change and transformation. As we approach the new year, let’s do so with a focus on our common bonds rather than that which sets us apart.
THE URBAN SPACE
Roncalliplatz is an iconic space for artistic and cultural gatherings in Cologne, hosting several of the city’s most prominent buildings. The projection of “Köln” on the façade of the Germanisches Museum and Dom Hotel sparks a luminous dialogue between these two structures, witnessed by the majestic gothic spires of the Kölner Dom, Cologne’s renowned cathedral.
Shapes and patterns adorn the façade of the Dom, one of the oldest hotels in Europe, orchestrating a dynamic and colorful dance with distant planets rotating gracefully.
The historical heritage of the Roman-Germanic Museum is transfigured in the intricate mosaic flashing before the viewer’s eyes, evoking glories of the past and hopes for the future. Both locations are united by a synergetic force tied to the here and now, emphasising the awareness that only unity can ignite large-scale change.
CREDITS
Art Director – Animation
Animation
3D Animation
Stopmotion Animation
Project manager
Art Director – Animation Luca Pulvirenti
Production Assistant – Animation Cristina Santangelo – Giuseppe Grado
3D Animation Giuseppe Cacciola
Stop-motion Animation Michela Giuffrida
Project manager Ingo Dietzel – Panirama (DE)
Luca Pulvirenti
Cristina Santangelo – Giuseppe Grado
Giuseppe Cacciola
Michela Giuffrida
Ingo Dietzel – Panirama (DE)