Biography
Pioneer of architectural lighting
An Italian-French artist, pioneer of a luminous art that reconciles technology with heritage.
THE ARTIST
The renowned Italian-French artist Gaspare Di Caro relies on Proietta projector technology to design and implement his luminographic installations—permanent, low-energy, and free from light pollution.
Seeking to define his architectural lighting performances both technically and artistically in a single word, Gaspare Di Caro coined the neologism “luminography,” a fusion of the words light and graphic.
THE TECHNIQUE
Luminography makes it possible to project images that are carefully calculated and drawn in perspective using the Camera Obscura, a tool used by the great masters of the Renaissance. Measurements of distance, perspective angles, vanishing lines, as well as axes and parallaxes, are inspired by the calculations of Filippo Brunelleschi.
It ensures highly precise projection, long-lasting installations, no light pollution, and low energy consumption relative to the illuminated surface. Although rooted in ancient principles, this technique is firmly oriented toward the future.
Background
Key milestones
Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro
First illumination of the Christ the Redeemer statue. Luminography revealed the statue’s face for the first time.
Havana Cathedral
Luminographic intervention during the visit of Pope Benedict XVI.
Trevi Fountain, Rome
Luminographic intervention on one of the world’s most iconic monuments. A lighting design conceived as a revelation, respectful of the work and its history.
Palacio de Cibeles, Madrid
Architectural lighting of a major building, revealing its lines and identity through a precise luminous language.
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Santiago de Cuba
Intervention on a place of universal pilgrimage. Light becomes a silent language, serving the sacred.
Collioure, France
Creation of the largest luminography in the world. In Collioure, birthplace of Fauvism, light becomes lumism.
Le Provençal, Juan-les-Pins
Permanent luminographic signature on an iconic façade of the French Riviera.
Cannes, Nice, Taghazout
Adopt the luminographic process through permanent installations. A new approach to urban lighting, becoming a lasting signature for cities.
Palácio do Rio Branco, Salvador de Bahia
Lighting of a historic building, revealing its presence within the Brazilian urban landscape.
Oscar Niemeyer Museum, Brasília
Intervention on an iconic modernist architecture, where light enhances the form without constraining it.
Architectural and institutional projects
Development of an architectural focus in collaboration with developers and public authorities. Luminographic installations designed as lasting signatures.