The Vatican: Fiat Lux­ — Illuminating Our Common Home

Live Projection Mapping Event

Our Role
Matty Dowlen while at Obscura Digital,
Executive Producer

The Client
Vatican’s Pontifical Council

Obscura produced “Fiat Lux- Illuminating Our Common Home” as a gift to Pope Francis to celebrate the opening of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy. Obscura created an unprecedented 60-minute show featuring powerful images of humanity, diversity and natural beauty from world-renowned photographers. Blending art, and cutting-edge production techniques, the show was presented as a visual symphony in seven movements. A crowd of over 200,000 people gathered to watch the show live in the Piazza San Pietro, while 4 million watched via live stream video. Media coverage generated another billion global impressions. Funding provide by the Li Ka Shing Foundation and Vulcan Productions.

Executive Producer/ Chief of Production
Matty Dowlen

Production Finance/ Legal/ CFO
David Shulman

Creative Studio
Obscura Digital