AIMAG Opening Ceremony

Clonwerk was in charge of art direction, video design and content production. The art of making things massive in a spectacular celebration of the Turkmen culture. The Opening Ceremony of Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat was the largest event in the Central Asian region with more than 400 video projectors to create a high quality video mapping for the field of play and the central cylinder.
The huge cylinder was featured in the centre of the stadium functioning as an energy source for the show: it represented the “core” of the Nation. The central ring – measuring 30m diameter, suspended in the air 30m above the field of play – was the screen for massive projections and the support for aerial performers.
“The Spirit of Turkmenistan” was the title of this astonishing ceremony held at the Ashgabat Olympic Stadium, a 45.000-seater venue located at the centre of the Olympic complex. With its 7.631 performers, the show was an inspiring song to the youngest generations which will grow stronger thanks to education and culture, just like the athletes competing in the games.