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Corona: MGG lights the sky in Johannesburg with Robe

As the sun set over Johannesburg, South Africa, on the evening of 19 May, Mark Gaylard of technical production company MGG and his crew of twenty had just replicated a version of the South African flag using 214 lighting fixtures, predominantly Robe, at the company’s premises.

“I wanted to shine our lights in solidarity for South Africa, and I wanted to reach out to Robe and the other various #TogetherWeAreStronger and #LightTheSky projects,” Mark Gaylard explains. “Also, I wanted to highlight the plight of the thousands of freelancers in our industry, many of whom are reliant on food vouchers provided by the #FeedOurCrew initiative.”

Kevin Rieck, head of drafting at MGG, was asked to draw the South African flag which would be outlined in the extensive car park area. “We had previously split our staff into teams to minimize risk and properly social distance, and so had to rely on all departments this time to do the setup.”

General manager Denzil Smith and operations manager Rianda Van Burick measured out the flag shape using tape, and the lighting fixtures were then deployed within the design. The Robe elements included 24 x LEDWash 1200s, 32 x LEDWash 600s, 16 x Spiiders, 22 x Tetra2s, 14 x BMFL Blades, 10 x Pointes, 25 x LEDBeam 100s and 24 x MegaPointes.

“With so many lights, we didn’t have enough power in the building and had to use some generators,” says Gaylard. A pitch-black sky provided the canvas to replicate the flag which comprises a mix of black, gold, green, white, chilli red and blue.

(Photos: Duncan Riley)

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