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Turn the Tide media installation sets inside Climate Pledge Arena
Inside Climate Pledge Arena, a large-scale media installation titled Turn the Tide transforms two interior walls into an architectural interface combining environmental imagery, lighting, and motion. Designed by Digital Kitchen within the arena by Populous, the installation spans nearly 400 feet across the building’s east and west walls. The intervention is integrated into the spatial environment of the arena, which is recognized as the world’s first net-zero carbon certified arena. Rather than functioning as a standalone display, the project embeds media systems directly into the architectural surfaces, connecting visual content with the venue’s broader sustainability framework.
The installation extends across two large interior walls. The east wall measures approximately 190 feet in width and is constructed from 150 interlocking panels. Across this surface, macro imagery of earth, water, and air forms a continuous visual gradient that shifts in response to movement through the space. The imagery was produced using high-speed and time-lapse cinematography captured with Blackmagic Design cinema cameras and Canon L-series lenses. Close-range footage of natural materials and environmental elements forms the basis of the evolving visual composition displayed across the wall. On the west wall, circular LED panels are embedded within the arena’s living wall system. These displays present sustainability milestones associated with the arena’s environmental commitments and climate pledge signatories. Through this configuration, environmental data becomes part of the building’s interior environment. The installation translates information about sustainability performance into a visible spatial element encountered by visitors moving through the arena.
Turn the Tide spans across the east and west walls of Climate Pledge Arena | all images courtesy of Digital Kitchen
Turn the Tide positions media as a permanent architectural layer
The project was developed over an eight-month production period under the direction of executive creative director Mason Nicoll at Digital Kitchen. The process combined motion design with digital fabrication techniques to coordinate multiple material systems, including LED panels, vinyl surfaces, and backlit fabric components. A workflow using Adobe Creative Cloud tools and DaVinci Resolve was employed to maintain color consistency and visual continuity across the installation’s architectural scale.
With Turn the Tide, media functions as a permanent spatial layer within the arena’s interior architecture. The installation integrates moving image, lighting systems, and material surfaces into a unified design element that complements the building’s environmental agenda. By embedding environmental imagery and sustainability metrics within the architecture, the project introduces a visual system that connects visitors to the arena’s climate-focused framework while moving through the venue’s interior spaces.
the 190-foot east wall is composed of 150 interlocking panels forming a shifting environmental gradient
backlit fabric, vinyl graphics, and LED systems ensure visual continuity across materials at architectural scale
