The interactive experience 'The Pink Floyd Exhibition' arrives in Spain with sennheiser's Ambeo 3D sound

From next 10 from May to 15 September, Space 5.1 of IFEMA, managed by Sold Out, will host this acclaimed retrospective of the British band, which has an immersive area, AV systems and innovative sound technology from this manufacturer.

Spain is the fourth country chosen to host The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains, Critically acclaimed retrospective of the figure of Pink Floyd, his music and its impact on the art and culture of our time. Following the success of his debut at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London in 2017, which received more than 400.000 Visitors, the exhibition moves to Madrid, where the next one will open its doors 10 May, and even the 15 September, in Space 5.1 of IFEMA, managed by Sold Out.

The Space 5.1, which has already hosted with great success other exhibitions such as Harry Potter: The Exhibition and Banksy: Genius or Vandal?, It is the ideal place to experience this immersive journey through the universe of Pink Floyd, which includes audiovisual proposals with advanced technology, objects, Surreal landscapes and cultural landmarks.

The Pink Floyd Exhibitionis a global show by Michael Cohl, by Concert Productions International, which in Madrid is produced in association with DG Entertainment and Sold Out, made in collaboration with the band members and curated by Aubrey 'Po' Powell.

Developed under the supervision of Nick Mason, who acts as an exhibition consultant for Pink Floyd, The sample includes more than 350 Objects in an audiovisual journey through the more than five decades of trajectory of the group and a careful review of the very personal world of this formation, Raised in collaboration with Stufish, Entertainment architecture specialists and stage designers from the British band.

Each chapter of the history of Pink Floyd is represented by objects and artifacts, many of which are exhibited for the first time in this exhibition, and brings handwritten lyrics closer to the public, musical instruments, Letters, Original designs and scenic elements. Some of the items on display remained in warehouses, recording studios and in the private collections of the group members for years before being rediscovered for this exhibition.

The audience is immersed in the universe of the band from the moment they enter The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains, from its beginnings in 1967, with graphical examples of their atmospheric projections, made with oils and lights, as well as the equipment used by the lighting designer the group during the decade of the 60, Peter Wynne Willson.

The exhibition is structured as a chronological journey through the trajectory of Pink Floyd, Connecting music, art, design, Sound technology and live performances by the hand of reference albums such as The Dark Side Of The Moon,Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Walland The Division Bell.

The show also celebrates art and technology, as an original painting by Syd Barrett, who studied art in London and Cambridge, Your hometown, before becoming a full-time musician. You can also see the Azimuth Co-Ordinator, the custom device Richard Wright used to balance the band's live sound, via a joystick, at every concert he gave.

The journey over the years 70 shows the band using new technologies applied to sound engineering and all the resources at their disposal in EMI's Abbey Road Studio, with discs like Meddle, The Dark Side Of The Moonand Wish You Were Here. Many of the instruments used during these years are exhibited, including battery play Hokusai Wave by Nick Mason, of 1975.

To this is added a selection of the famous guitars that David Gilmour used throughout his career., like the Fender Custom Telecaster he recorded with Animals. There is also room for the soundtracks of Pink Floyd for art and essay films More, theVallée and Zabriskie Point, Musical projects developed in parallel to studio albums.

The famous cover design of The Dark Side Of The Moon, of 1973, work of Hipgnosis, the design studio founded by Aubrey 'Po' Powell and Storm Thorgerson, now deceased, and whose work is present throughout the exhibition, along with other artistic elements and stage designs created for Pink Floyd by different collaborators.

Already in 1979, Roger Waters conceived The Wall, A personal job in which he explored the alienation of childhood, World War II and the loss of his father through the initiation rites of a rock star. The album's striking design and cast of characters, Among them the mythical professor who brandished his punishment rod, are the work of cartoonist and illustrator Gerald Scarfe. Some have been recreated by Stufish and are part of the exhibition.

The level of imagery and live shows of Pink Floyd continued in the 80 and 90 with the world tours of the albums A Momentary Lapse Of Reasonand The Division Bell. The exhibition pays tribute to these achievements with a special reconstruction of the light bulb suit worn by a model in the album cover photograph. Delicate Sound Of Thunder(1988), and the gigantic 'talking heads' conceived by Storm Thorgerson for the album cover of 1994 The Division Bell.

The course of the exhibition, Presented in chronological order, It is enhanced at all times by the music and words of the present and past components of Pink Floyd: Syd Barrett, Roger Waters, Richard Wright, Nick Mason and David Gilmour, talking about their experiences and musical research through the intuitive Audio guide system Sennheiser, whose systems it sells in the Spanish market magnetron.

The exhibition at the Performance Zone, in which the public enters an immersive audiovisual space that recreates the great classics of Pink Floyd, as well as the last performance at the Live 8, with a special remix of Comfortably Numb using Sennheiser's innovative Ambeo 3D sound technology.

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