KARLSRUHE CASTLE

PROJECT
In the original tower room of Karlsruhe’s founding castle, we created a media installation that brings the city’s origin story to life.

Once the lookout of Margrave Karl Wilhelm, the room now opens virtually into a series of panoramic landscapes—inviting visitors to step into the world of 18th-century Karlsruhe.

As an impetus to attract younger audiences and bring deeper narrative to individual artifacts, historical treasures from paintings to tapestries were digitized and turned into animated tableaus.

The narrative, grounded in historical fact and adapted for dramatic effect, unfolds across animated scenes with characters illustrated by Olaf Hajek, blending past and present in a poetic loop.