The Tičan memorial area, near the small town of Višnjan, commemorates the 84 soldiers and civilians who sacrificed their lives on 11 September 1943 in the fight against Rommel’s “Afrika Korps” during the Second World War. This memorial site is a symbol of resistance and the fight for freedom, a testimony to a heroic act that has left an indelible mark on the region’s history.

The monument, designed by the architect Zdenko Sila, is composed of seven blocks of Istrian stone, arranged freely in the space and engraved with symbols associated with work and the resistance movement: a rake, a ploughshare, a hoe, a mallet, a pitchfork, a scraper, a scythe, an axe, a thistle and a digger. The seventh pillar bears an inscription commemorating the sacrifice of the fallen, a testament to hope for future generations.

To honour this memory, the lighting was designed to emphasise the symbols engraved in the stone blocks without detracting from the monument’s solemnity. The lighting designers chose the Ginko 3.5 projector whose innovative Light Shaper optics are able to project precise light shapes – circles, squares, rectangles and other geometric forms – with perfectly defined contours. This technology, combined with a CRI of 90 for optimal colour rendering, has made it possible to illuminate each symbol exactly. The light adapts to the different figures to frame the details without spilling into the surrounding areas.

A special 2200K LED colour was used to illuminate the memorial, designed to recall the warm tones of places of worship and create an intimate, contemplative atmosphere. The soft, non-glaring light envelops the site in a warm luminosity that invites silence and stillness, blending harmoniously with the surrounding environment.

The result is lighting that enhances the site’s history and importance, without being intrusive or diverting attention from the monument’s deep significance.