Festivals and concerts
Inflatable projection spheres for Illuminate Adelaide
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- 9
Digital Inflatables designed and built 9 custom illuminated inflatable spheres for Lucion, a Montreal digital studio, shown in 2025 at Illuminate Adelaide in South Australia. The workshop also developed the spheres’ graphics, including the mapping and its adjustments. At night, on a gravel square, the spheres carry violet, blue and white projections in front of a lit historic building.
What did Digital Inflatables make for Lucion at Illuminate Adelaide?
Nine custom illuminated inflatable spheres, from design to production, plus the development of the projected graphics.
The graphics work covered the mapping and its adjustments, so that the images follow the curve of each sphere.
In the video, the spheres stand on a gravel square in front of a green-lit stone building with a tower, and passers-by walk between them.
What is Illuminate Adelaide?
Illuminate Adelaide is an annual winter festival held every July in Adelaide, South Australia, mixing art, light, music and technology.
The 2025 edition ran from 2 to 20 July 2025.
Lucion, which presented the spheres, is a Montreal digital studio that creates immersive environments.
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Request a quoteHow do you project images onto an inflatable sphere?
The sphere’s light-coloured fabric acts as a screen; mapping fits the image to the curve so that it is not distorted.
Choose the diameter for the viewing distance, keep projectors out of the public’s reach and plan how the spheres are anchored to the ground.
The guide to inflatable stage sets for festivals shows more illuminated decors.
Full specifications
| Client | Lucion (lucion_media) |
|---|---|
| Event | Illuminate Adelaide |
| Object | custom illuminated inflatable spheres |
| Number | 9 |
| Location | Adelaide |
| Year | 2025 |
Frequently asked questions
How many inflatable spheres were made for Illuminate Adelaide?
Digital Inflatables made 9 custom inflatable spheres for Lucion.
Who designed the graphics projected on the spheres?
Digital Inflatables developed the graphics, including the mapping and its adjustments, and also designed and built the spheres.
When was Illuminate Adelaide 2025?
From 2 to 20 July 2025, in Adelaide.
Can an inflatable sphere be used as a projection screen?
Yes: its light surface takes the image, and mapping corrects for the curve.
Can illuminated inflatable spheres stay outdoors at night?
Yes, if they are anchored to the ground and the blowers and projectors are protected from rain: at Illuminate Adelaide, a winter festival, the spheres stood outdoors on a square.
How much do custom illuminated inflatable spheres cost?
The price depends on the diameter, the number of spheres and the lighting; the guide to custom inflatable prices gives price ranges.
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- Wikipedia article en.wikipedia.org
- lucion.ca website lucion.ca
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