Services
Projection mapping, holograms and immersive spaces.
From the first sketch to the last frame on the façade: RE:SORB delivers concept, 3D content, media technology and on-site realisation as one team — for festivals, cities, cultural institutions and brands worldwide.
3D Projection Mapping
Monuments, façades, bridges, castles and stages become moving architecture.
Our core discipline since the first mapping installations of 2007. We survey the building, rebuild it as a precise 3D model and create show content that uses every column, window and roofline — from award-winning festival pieces at the Bolshoi Theatre, repeat commissions for Charlottenburg Palace and the opening shows of the Sharjah Light Festival (2023–2026) to large multi-projector systems such as the 48-projector show at the Mall of Berlin.
- Façade & monument mapping
- Multi-projector system design and calibration
- Storytelling, 3D animation and sound design
- Festival competitions and city light festivals
Selected work
Brandenburg Gate · The Cathedral of the Infinite Scroll · DUAL — Bolshoi Theatre
Holographic & Volumetric Installations
Images that hover in mid-air — in fog, on water and in volumetric light.
RE:SORB developed its own family of holographic lightfields: volumetric light, water screens and layered fog that fabricate three-dimensional form in mid-air — ÆTHER, BEYOND, Depth/100 and Tessellation. The result is the illusion of near-infinite depth: walk-in spaces where light takes on form and audiences step inside the image, with no headsets, no glasses and no LED.
- Fog, water-screen and volumetric lightfield holograms
- Site-responsive volumetric projection on architecture
- Walk-in and interactive hologram spaces
- Hologram pieces for trade-fair stands and stages
- Combined indoor–outdoor experiences
Selected work
BEYOND — Monumental Water-and-Fog Light Environments · Infinity Gate — Weimar · ÆTHER — Marx-Engels-Forum
Immersive Spaces & 360° Experiences
Fused indoor and outdoor environments that surround the visitor completely.
360° projection, sphere and dome projection, mirror rooms and multi-sensory environments — from the Omnisphere at Garbicz Festival to clubs like AgeHa in Tokyo, the UNESCO World Heritage site on the Rhine and a rock face in Al Ain. We design the space, the content and the technology as one holistic sensory environment.
- 360° and dome / sphere projection
- Mirror rooms and multi-sensory spaces
- Permanent installations for venues and museums
- Interactive and sensor-driven content
Selected work
Tessellation — The Sixth Sense, Bengaluru · MaHalla, Berlin · 2022 · Löhnberger Mühle, Lahnstein — rheinleuchten 2021
Interactive Façade Games
A building becomes the playfield, and the audience becomes the players.
In a façade game the image is computed live and responds to the people playing. RE:SORB has put classic games on façades, Snake and pinball among them: at the Urban Screens festival in Cáceres, Spain, in 2009 and 2010, visitors played Pin-Wall, a giant pinball on the façade of the Preciosa Sangre church, designed and programmed by Stefan Ihmig and Ben Schröteler. For Berlin leuchtet 2018 the studio turned the Humboldt Forum into a multiplayer 3D game based on Snake: visitors played against each other as U-Bahn drivers, steering their trains across the Spree-facing façade from custom-made brass controllers. A modified version followed at the Potsdamer Lichtspektakel that autumn. An interactive projection mapping game is built like any mapping show: we survey the building and rebuild it as a precise 3D model, then design the game around its windows, ledges and edges, so the playfield is the architecture itself.
- Multiplayer games designed for one specific façade
- Classics such as Snake, or a new game made for your occasion
- Real-time content built on the building’s 3D model
- Game controllers custom-built in-house
- Projection, media servers and show control by RE:SORB Mediatech
Selected work
Snake — Multiplayer Game on the Humboldt Forum
Festival & Stage Visuals
From main stages to walk-in structures — mapping that moves with the music.
RE:SORB has brought mapping visuals to psytrance festivals since 2007 and has worked with Boom, Ozora, Fusion, Glastonbury, Tribal Gathering and many more. We build and map stage structures and pavilions, create generative content and perform live, so the visuals follow the music all night.
- Stage design and structure mapping
- Generative, music-reactive content
- Live visuals and show control
- Custom pavilions and zomes
Selected work
Depth/100 — O.Z.O.R.A. Festival · Omnisphere — Garbicz Festival · MO:DEM Festival — Hive & Swamp
Brand Activations & Events
Product launches, openings and ceremonies that people remember.
For brands and institutions including Netflix, Sony, Samsung, Volkswagen, Hennessy, Vodafone, Red Bull, Electronic Arts, Lacoste and Tiffany & Co., we create activations that turn a building, a stage or an object into the centrepiece of the event — including the opening ceremonies of Hannover Messe and CeBIT.
- Launch and opening shows
- Corporate ceremonies and trade fairs
- Retail and mall façades
- Content for LED, projection and hybrid setups
Selected work
History of Leipziger Platz — Mall of Berlin · 100 Years of E-Mobility — Peter Behrens Bau
Media Technology & Hardware
RE:SORB Mediatech: projectors, media servers, sensors and custom hardware.
Our Berlin-based technology unit plans and operates the complete technical setup — projector selection and placement, media servers and playback, calibration, interactive sensors and custom hardware. We also advise other studios, agencies and venues on feasibility, site surveys and technical concepts.
- Projector and media server systems
- Site surveys, calibration and show control
- Interactive sensors and custom hardware
- Technical consulting for agencies and venues
Selected work
TV Tower Berlin — Festival of Lights 2022 · Sharjah Light Festival — 2023–2026
Mobile Projection from a Vehicle
A projector in a van and a city at night.
Not every projection needs a stage, a compound and three months of planning. For this format the studio works out of a vehicle: high-brightness laser projection and a route through the city. The image goes up on a façade, a gable or a wall, and when it has been seen and photographed the van moves on. Set-up and strike take minutes, so several sites fit into one night. This is the guerilla end of projection mapping — guerilla projection, guerilla videomapping — carried out with the same equipment and the same care as the work on monuments. RE:SORB’s mural and street-art mappings (2013–2023) were also made on site, one of them in a single afternoon. Nothing is rigged, nothing is fixed to the building and nothing is left behind: the only thing that touches the surface is light.
- Mobile laser projection from one vehicle
- Several locations in a single night
- No rigging, no towers, no fixed installation
- Nothing attached to the building, no trace
- Content prepared in advance or adapted on site
- Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg
Selected work
Mural & Street Art Mappings · Low Bros Remix
Immersive Light Festivals & Experiences
Whole light festivals and walk-through light worlds — planned, curated and run by one team.
We plan and realise whole immersive light festivals and walk-through experience worlds, like rheinleuchten 2021 at the Löhnberger Mühle in Lahnstein. Our team knows light art festivals from the inside: we have shown work at 11 editions of the Festival of Lights Berlin and opened the Sharjah Light Festival in successive editions from 2023 to 2026. We have created works for the Festival de la Luz de Antigua in Guatemala, Lichtfest Leipzig, Berlin leuchtet and the Zsolnay Light Festival in Pécs. Concept and content come from our creative studio in Tbilisi; RE:SORB Mediatech in Berlin brings its own equipment and runs the shows. From the first idea to the closing night, we deliver the whole festival.
- Festival concept, theme and narrative
- Site selection and the visitor route
- Curation of works and invited artists
- Content production: projection mapping, holograms and light installations
- Technical planning and equipment from RE:SORB Mediatech
- Set-up and show operation for the whole run
Selected work
Sharjah Light Festival — 2023–2026 · Löhnberger Mühle, Lahnstein — rheinleuchten 2021 · Elemental Bodies — San Francisco Church, Antigua
How we work
From brief to opening night.
- 01
Brief & site survey
We start with your goals, the venue and the audience. Photos, plans and a site visit tell us what the surface can do — and what technology it needs.
- 02
Concept & previsualisation
Storyline, visual language and a 3D previs of the show on a model of the building, so you see the idea before production starts.
- 03
Production
3D modelling, animation, sound design and physical structures. Everything is produced in-house or with our long-standing partners.
- 04
On-site realisation
Projector setup, mapping, calibration and show control on location. We run the show, from rehearsals to the last night.
FAQ
Questions we hear a lot.
What is 3D projection mapping?
3D projection mapping (also called video mapping or façade mapping) uses high-power projectors and content that is precisely tailored to the geometry of a building or object. Because the animation matches every edge, window and column, the surface appears to move, break open or change material — the architecture itself becomes the show.
Where does RE:SORB work?
Worldwide. The studio is based in Berlin and Tbilisi and has realised shows across Europe, Russia, Japan, Mexico, India, the Middle East and Central America. Media technology is planned and shipped from Berlin, or sourced locally with our partners.
How long does a projection mapping project take?
A festival-scale façade show needs six to twelve weeks from brief to opening night. Shorter pieces and activations can be produced faster — talk to us about your timeline.
What do you need from us to start?
A brief with the occasion, date and venue; photos or plans of the surface; and information on access, power and the position where projectors can be placed. We take care of the site survey, the technical concept and all content.
Do you provide the projectors and technology?
Yes. RE:SORB Mediatech plans and operates the complete setup — projectors, media servers, calibration and show control. We can also work with your technical partners or a venue’s existing infrastructure.
Can the show be interactive?
Yes. Interactive and sensor-driven installations are part of our work — from movable mapped structures to touch- and motion-reactive content and holographic spaces that respond to visitors.
Do you also create permanent installations?
Yes. Alongside festival and event shows we design permanent mapping and hologram installations for clubs, museums, venues and retail spaces, including the structure itself.
Can a building façade become a game that visitors play?
Yes. RE:SORB has turned façades into games that the audience plays live, Snake and pinball among them; for Berlin leuchtet 2018 the Humboldt Forum in Berlin became a multiplayer 3D game based on Snake. The game is built on a 3D model of the building, so the playfield follows its windows and edges — talk to us if you are planning a façade game for your event.
What is the difference between a projection mapping show and an interactive façade game?
A projection mapping show is usually a film produced in advance, fitted precisely to the building and played back on it. In an interactive projection mapping game, the image is computed live and responds to the players, and the people watching follow every round on the building.
Can you plan and run a whole light festival or a walk-through light experience?
Yes. We plan and realise whole light festivals and walk-through experience worlds: concept and theme, sites and route, curation and invited artists, content, technology, set-up and every night of the run. Our team has shown work at 11 editions of the Festival of Lights Berlin and opened the Sharjah Light Festival in successive editions from 2023 to 2026. RE:SORB Mediatech brings its own equipment and runs the shows.
Let’s talk about your venue.
Send us the occasion, date and a photo of the surface — we will reply with a first concept.