| Glow – Forum of Light in Art and Architecture - 2006 |
| Designers and Artists |
In their mutual work Tom Groll and Bettina Pelz focus on art interventions in public space. Along the blind spots in the urban, social and/or historical city perceptions they cut in on contexts of public use and function. Their light-space-installations evoce complexes of interfering systems of emphemer and permanent aspects of the chosen spaces and situations. in sight
The microstructures of the building material of the Katharina Church have been examined and photographed as the genetical remains of “Marcus” have been. With outstanding projection technics selected fragments appear on the fassade of the church changing its surfacial appearance.The surrounding acoustical carpet is a composition by Rochus Aust. It is built around the sounds which are caused by moving the building materials instead of keeping them in their place. Klara Hobza works are dedicated to the exploration of the human condition like the Morse Code Communication
In the series of performances called “Morse Code Communication” she has been sending out messages by using lights. Via this archaic form of instantaneous, binary messaging she has been attempting to trigger a conversation with the outside world for more than three years and she will continue to pursue this task until somebody will answer. Countless lights are placed around the windows of the top floor of the central highrise of Eindhoven, the CGD tower. All lights are connected and can be used as a morse code apparatus by switching lights off and on. By sending messages into the cityspace Klara Hobza will try to communicate with the Eindhoven community. 3. Miriam Giessler en Hubert Sandmann Miriam Giessler and Hubert Sandmann have worked together since 1997. Their art interventions in public space are based on a closer look into the details of urban life. In their multimedia works they destroy routine perceptions and transform human spaces. Capsule
The "capsule" is an oversized, transparent bubble measuring 6,5 meters in diameter. It is kept upright by a continuous air flow. The bottom is filled with countless empty petbottles which are illuminated by florescent lights. In its center there is a garden-like area of real plants. Throughout the exhibition period the various parts of the inside installation – the air, the light, the plastic, the plants -- start to react and develop a biosphere on their own. An architectural lighting and lighting climate for an urban space satisfies functional, aesthetical and emotional needs; we try to integrate these various aspects by translating pragmatic demands into a fascinating night-time experience. Weeping Willows
With their projections onto the weeping willows they create the illusion that the “Dommel” is a vale of tears. Francesco Mariotti and Klaus Geldmaccher were the first to exhibit artwork of artificial light at the documenta 1968. Ever since his work has been dedicated to light as an artistic media. During the last few years he has been working on various forms of hybrid gardens developing night time works which appear in green environments and offer a kind of second nature, of industrial, rather than of natural origin. Quantum Flowers
The "Quantum Flowers" consist of fifteen individual lily-like shapes anchored in the lake, made of crushed plastic bottles. Fitted with light emitting diodes, the floating islands begin to glow at night and lap gently back and forth with the water movements. Light as a complex phenomena needs sites which stimulate perception processes which go far beyond the visibility of the naked eye. In terms of light-space arrangements, the intention is to reduce the architecture so far into the background that it becomes the stage for the light, only then can its dimensions, consistency and impact be perceived. It is about creating scenes where light can find sites; in other words, where light can be presented. I do not want to show light at places as a functional necessity, but to call attention to the special substance which light is and the qualities that it has inside, which should be experienced. Second Skin
"Second Skin" is a light projection on the façade of existing architecture. The installion interprets the architecture and interacts with it. It connects the transient nature of the image with the durability of the architecture. Ron Haselden's work with light, sound, film, video and electronics – exhibited since the 70s in museums and public spaces in the form of temporary displays as well as permanent installations – transforms urban and architectural environments into sculptures of light. The Family Idea
For the Lisbon Biennal "Luzboa" Ron Haselden asked children from Cova da Moura to draw their families. He uses 35 of these sketches, enlarging them to up to 4 meter tall figures and replacing the pencils with LEDlines. Spread along the water ponds they form a large scale work of light. Veronika Valk's work is based on visions of eco-friendly urban environments. In inter-disciplinary co-operation she works with artists, architects, designers and scientists developing unique ideas and playful solutions for the physical realm, as well as for virtual worlds. As the curator and organizer of the Tallinn Light Festival she is aiming for outstanding experimental and experiential urban events centered around all manifestations of light. Swinging in the Light
The work of Veronika Valk has been developed for the festival in Tallinn, where in the wintertime the nights last for about 16 hours. The work "Swinging in the Light" aims at a brighter and happier wintertime by changing the appearance and use of public space in an aesthetic and joyful sense. The insulated super-sized white hammocks are illuminated with the red light of infrared lamps and are an open invitation to spend some more time outside. As a lighting designer and a scenographer Jean-François Arnaud has worked on temporary and permanent lighting installations for public spaces throughout the world. He has specialized in dynamic lighting installations for historic sites and/or cities. As director and curator he works on multidisciplinary projects and runs the teams in the technical realisation fields. Migration – Rousseau's Island
The work has been commissioned by the Geneva festival "Arbres et Lumieres", which is curated by Jean-Claude Deschamps. Ice-cold blue light does change the appearance of some of the trees in the Stadswandelpark next to the water ponds on which seagulls live. White rays wander through the trees making the shadow images of seagulls appear in the distance on the leaf-free branches. The continuous process of seeing and interpreting what seems to be recognizable is the focus of Tom Groll's installations. With materials and technologies of industrial productions he creates experimental spaces which do offer esthetical experiences of time, space and motion in their relativity to the human mind. Talking Lights
Light, language and its sounds are essential parts of all cultures and closely connected to lots of myths of creation. In the "Talking Lights" various acoustical qualities of human voices do control the intensity, the color and the motion of the light within the objects illuminating public space. The re-active installation needs visitors to make use of the phones inside the cells and talk to the one at the other end of the line in order to create different light situations. The color and the dynamics of the talking voices are transferred into light tunings. Richi Ferrero transforms public spaces into poetic spaces. In everyday settings he sets his works up - for a short time, according to the dynamic codes of his varied theatrical experiences as well as the static museum works of art, installations and sculptures. He creates an open attitude for listening to space, environment and appearance. Uomini Pietra
My Workmen’s city doesn’t exist any longer, neither does my Repressed and Depressed city. My imposed-Sacrifice-city doesn’t exist anymore, and neither does my city without Murazzi without Roman Quarter without Music or Musicians without Light without Lights; that city is no more. Instead, here’s the city I dreamt of and hoped for when I was young, and it is thriving between ingenious intuitions and unforgivable mistakes. It’s growing together with my son, and together, hand in hand, I see them finally going Elsewhere.
Natural and artificial light as a material and a process are essential to architect Peter Brdenk. In the field of lighting design he has been working on temporary and permanent installations with Jürgen LIT Fischer for more than ten years throughout Germany. As co-ordinator and curator he works on new initiatives of lighting design in public space in Essen and Bochum. Be careful with light
The temporary lighting design for the private house reduces the regular light level: The floodlighting is replaced by light accents in the architecture and the surrounding garden. The warm light colors in the spectrum from yellow to red indicate doors and windows as the meeting points between the inside and the outside of the building. With almost 20 years of experience in stage lighting, permanent and temporary architectural lighting, the sensibility and the respect for light are of outstanding qualities in the works of lichtpunkt. With light he defines the balance between reality and virtuality in a new way. z.T.
The light installation of lichtpunk changes the regular light situation in order to support the work of Kim Tae-Gon, which is presented inside of the house. The lighting concept is an example for a sophisticated balance of needs, functions and options of a space and proves that a significantly reduced light level allows for a remarkable restructuring of the visual appearance. Tae-Gon Kim is een beeldhouwer wiens werk is gebaseerd op het menselijk lichaam en zijn voorkomen. Zijn werken zijn niet gebonden aan een bestaand lichaam. Daarvan bevrijd geeft het de kunstenaar de ruimte om materialen, weefsels en vormen te ontdekken. z.T.
Een doorzichtige kanten jurk, gemaakt van optische vezels vormt een
niet-bestaand lichaam en bestaat enkel uit lichtgevende lagen. Subtiele
lichtveranderingen onderstrepen het bijna inmateriele, dromerige voorkomen
van dit lichtobjekt. |
