Currently, Robinson is based in Beijing where he develops content for the full-dome movie format.  With this format, the image is projected on a 360° hemispherical screen (Dome, Planetarium) which effectively envelopes the audience making them the center of the action and, in so doing, creates an emotional experience for the audience that far exceeds that of conventional flat screen projections.  It is through this full-dome format that Robinson has been able to find and develop his creative passion.

Robinson’s first encounter with the full-dome movie format occurred in 2006, when he lead a team of artists as the Production Manager & Production Supervisor on Adamas, a high-budget, 25 minute, 3D animated, 360-degree full-dome movie project about evolution, from the Big Bang until today.  In 2007 Adamas won the highly prestigious Dome Fest Award in the Best Use of Dome category. Born in Berlin, Germany, Robinson first worked for architectural firms as a construction drafter and then spent several years as a 3D artist on major film productions, including Roman Polanski’s The Pianist.  Robinson won several awards for his 3D works which were also published in Expose 2, an international publication that focuses on digital art. 

With a foundation in 3D work and full-dome technology, Robinson is now pushing beyond the limits of his earlier creative thought.  His vision is carrying him and his audience to new places with new experiences.  Robinson is at the forefront of defining the boundaries between art and technology; the internal tensions between the two that he is currently experiencing are very evident in the series of works on exhibition at Yuanfen. Entitled Vision Reality, the series of high-resolution 360° images, with 3D animated elements form images of Beijing that bring dream-visions and reality closer together than we’ve ever seen.

Robinson Steinke