First of all I’d like to start by defining what Visions of Grandeur actually means to me, below are the dictionary definitions of the words:
vi⋅sion
1. the act or power of sensing with the eyes; sight.
2. the act or power of anticipating that which will or may come to be: prophetic vision; the vision of an entrepreneur.
3. an experience in which a personage, thing, or event appears vividly or credibly to the mind, although not actually present, often under the influence of a divine or other agency: a heavenly messenger appearing in a vision. Compare hallucination (def. 1).
4. something seen or otherwise perceived during such an experience: The vision revealed its message.
5. a vivid, imaginative conception or anticipation: visions of wealth and glory.
6. something seen; an object of sight.
7. a scene, person, etc., of extraordinary beauty: The sky was a vision of red and pink.
8. computer vision.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME < L vīsiōn- (s. of vīsiō) a seeing, view, equiv. to vīs(us), ptp. of vidēre to see + -iōn- -ionRelated forms:
vi⋅sion⋅less, adjectiveSynonyms:
2. perception, discernment. 4. apparition, phantasm, chimera.gran⋅deur
/ˈgrændʒər, -dʒʊər/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [gran-jer, -joor] Show IPA
–noun
1. the quality or state of being impressive or awesome: the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains.
2. the quality or state of being lofty or elevated in conception or treatment: the grandeur of a prose style.
3. the quality or state of being exalted in some deliberate way: the grandeur of a royal court.
4. an instance of something that is grand: the grandeurs of Rembrandt’s paintings.
Origin:
1490–1500; < F, OF, equiv. to grand- grand + -eur -or 1Synonyms:
3. stateliness, majesty; pomp, splendor.
I think this sums up what I’m trying to achieve, when I think of grandeur, I think of the way I feel about a musical performance or opera. I want my performances under VoG to be like these, for people to be in awe of the sight of them. For people to feel the passion I have for what I do, and for it to leave a permanent impression on them, a simple projection screen really won’t suffice as its more like watching TV than being part of a performance. I want it to be more like a visit to a monument or stately building. Therefore using these items to project upon is the logical way to go.
