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Tičan memorial area
Honouring the past with a play of lights
The Tičan memorial area, near the small town of Višnjan,
commemorates the 84 soldiers and civilians who sacrificed their
lives on 11 September 1943 in the fight against Rommel’s “Afrika
Korps” during the Second World War. This memorial site is a symbol
of resistance and the fight for freedom, a testimony to a heroic act
that has left an indelible mark on the region’s history.
The monument, designed by the architect Zdenko Sila, is composed
of seven blocks of Istrian stone, arranged freely in the space and
engraved with symbols associated with work and the resistance
movement: a rake, a ploughshare, a hoe, a mallet, a pitchfork, a
scraper, a scythe, an axe, a thistle and a digger. The seventh pillar
bears an inscription commemorating the sacrifice of the fallen, a
testament to hope for future generations.
To honour this memory, the lighting was designed to emphasise
the symbols engraved in the stone blocks without detracting from
the monument’s solemnity. The lighting designers chose the Ginko
3.5 projector whose innovative Light Shaper optics are able to
project precise light shapes – circles, squares, rectangles and other
geometric forms – with perfectly defined contours. This technology,
combined with a CRI of 90 for optimal colour rendering, has made
it possible to illuminate each symbol exactly. The light adapts to
the different figures to frame the details without spilling into the
surrounding areas.
A special 2200K LED colour was used to illuminate the memorial,
designed to recall the warm tones of places of worship and create
an intimate, contemplative atmosphere. The soft, non-glaring light
envelops the site in a warm luminosity that invites silence and
stillness, blending harmoniously with the surrounding environment.
The result is lighting that enhances the site’s history and importance,
without being intrusive or diverting attention from the monument’s
deep significance.
Tičan memorial area
Location
Tičan, Croatia
Application
Landscape
Light planning
Light On
Photography
Koridor 27
