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i Light Marina Bay - Installations (Bedazzled)

3:50 PM Events, iLight, Invites, Marina Bay, South

Bedazzled

By Meinhardt Light Studio (MLS), Singapore
Location : Lower boardwalk, near Mist Walk beside Marina Bay Sands
Co-created with Luxlight Pte Ltd, Strongly Pte Ltd, Metalmek Asia and Traxon Technologies / OSRAM

As a city grows, the amount of light that is switched on during the night also increases. Lighting provides visibility for us to conduct our activities and is an attractive benefit for our communities. While light gives us a feeling of safety or even excitement, we also miss the dark starry skies without the interference of city lights.

Initial wonder as it was the only shielded white light in a darkened walkway...

Bedazzled brings people closer to the natural starry night sky that has been gradually lost due to light pollution. Experience the wonder of stars in a truly dark sky with animated constellations as you step into the installation, showcasing the importance of the richness that the universe offers and what we can offer the universe in return.

Doesn't this look just like a visit to a giant hair salon?

Meinhardt Light Studio (MLS) Pte. Ltd. is an independent specialist lighting design consultancy providing a complete lighting design service. Specialising in architectural and urban integration, innovative natural day lighting and artificial lighting, MLS’ environmental design philosophy aims to integrate and accentuate lighting as part of the whole spatial experience.

When inside the giant lamp, the lights are hypnotically mesmerizing...
reminiscent of constellations and stars far far away...

(Pssst... Do try speaking when you are standing inside

and have some fun with the parabola sound effect!)

| Sustainable Light Art | Walk or Boat? |

Discover the light artists' inspirations...

Experience the fascinating art installations...

Enjoy the fringe events...

| Pecha Kucha Night |

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i Light Marina Bay - Installations (The Wishing Tree)

3:22 PM Events, iLight, Invites, Marina Bay, South

The Wishing Tree

By Allan Lim, Kenny Eng and Sun Yu-li from The Living! Project, Singapore
Location : Marina Bay Sands, side entrance of Marina Bay Shoppes

The Wishing! Tree represents the positive hopes and dreams of visitors wishing the best for our world. It encourages everyone to imagine what their perfect world could be like and wish for it on the tree.

The Living! Project was the first Asian country to be invited to present a site specific installation for the world famous Fête des lumières, in Lyon, France in 2012. Conceived by Allan Lim and Kenny Eng with renowned Singapore sculptor Sun Yu-li, The Living! Project aims to draw direct connections between an individual’s action with the needs of a sustainable urban city through the intensive use of recycled materials and involving the community to create positive social behavioural change.

Make a wish for the world - by writing your wish on a lighted ultraviolet strip

and tossing it up into the tree branches to create its leaves...

Like Eywa in James Cameron's Avatar, The Wishing Tree shows each and every visitor the responsibility he/she has to create a sustainable world by involving the community and empowering him/her to live in harmony with other living creatures that share our world...

Our every little action counts...

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i Light Marina Bay - Events (Pecha Kucha Night)

2:16 AM Events, iLight, Invites, Marina Bay, South

Themed ColLABorations, Pecha Kucha Night features local artists presented as a group of professionals from a variety of creative backgrounds - from local emerging artists working on light art, collaborations across different disciplines, as well as cross-geographical frontier collectives. The local artists will share inspirations of their work presented at i Light Marina Bay 2014.

Speakers include:

Soh Ee Shaun, Chong Li Chuan, Kenneth Cheong and Kashmira Kasmuri (Scribbledribblequibble)
Ryf Zaini (**Insert Caption Please)
Quck Zhong Yi (LiveLight)
Angela Chong (3D Tic-Tac-Toe)
Cherry Wang, Arup (Beat)
Alfonso Zarate Takano, Martin Professional Pte Ltd (1.26 Singapore)
Michael Lee (Skeletal Retreat No. 1)
Sheryl Ng and Nigel Ho (A Land of Reverie)
Justin Lee (Celebration of Life)

Pecha Kucha Night was on 19 March 2014 at the Home Club, Upper Circular Road.

Local talent Justin Lee shares about his background (Yes, he was a former RSAF regular!)
and his inspiration behind "Celebration of Life", his artwork projected
on the facade of the ArtScience Museum...

The Home Club was chock a block and buzzing with people... From the looks of it, the local arts scene does have a great deal of supporters!

For more information, visit i Light Marina Bay - Pecha Kucha Night.

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i Light Marina Bay - Installations (Beat)

9:29 PM Events, iLight, Invites, Marina Bay, Philips, South

Beat

By Arup, Singapore
Location : In front of Marina Bay Sands
Co-created with Philips Lighting, BEGA and CS Lighting

Translucent shapes displayed slowly throb with a relaxed light pulse to draw attention. As the intrigued mind approaches the objects, an instinctive impulse to touch prevails, stimulating the object to respond. Answering visually, the object intensifies and adopts a human heart beat light pulse. Once visitors interact and get together, the installation is synchronized, becoming a single thoughtful act where it glows as a single BEAT.

All it takes is just a tap...

The installation is designed to be inclusive, fun and light-hearted while promoting a sustainable message:

"It only takes one to initiate change and collectively, change can be realized..."

Kids pick up quickly and start tapping each one in turn...

The global team of Arup brings art, science and technology together. The designers create expressive, sustainable and award-winning concepts in light. They understand the interplay of structural form and lighting, and work with architects to provide original conceptual designs. Activating public spaces locally and internationally, the team’s passion for light and technical skills are demonstrated in all their light art installation projects.

Mesmerized by the glowing spheres, the younger ones stand still with wonder...

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i Light Marina Bay - Installations (The Pool)

8:10 PM Events, iLight, Invites, Marina Bay, South

The Pool

By Jen Lewin Studio, USA
Location : Marina Bay Waterfront Promenade, near The Promontory @ Marina Bay

The Pool is an group of giant, concentric circles created from interactive circular pads. By entering The Pool, visitors enter a world where play and collaborative movement create swirling effects of light and color. Imagine a giant canvas where you can paint and splash light collaboratively. This installation is best enjoyed and is most beautiful when a group of people play with the different pads together.

Stomp! Stomp! And the circles change colours...

For the last 15 years, Jen Lewin has been creating large, immersive, interactive art pieces for the public. From interactive sound and light sculptures that inspire people into play, to woven fiber video curtains that reflect movement, or giant, robotic, ethereal moths that dance based on human touch. Lewin’s ability to utilise technology as a medium is rare and unprecedented. She brings an organic, feminine quality to her electronic work that leaves viewers enchanted and surprised. As a trained architect, Lewin’s pieces are often the scale of buildings and rooms. She creates experiences and environments that are both part of, and integrated into a physical space.

Brings out the inner child in both children and adults alike...

| Sustainable Light Art | Walk or Boat? |

Discover the light artists' inspirations...

Experience the fascinating art installations...

Enjoy the fringe events...

| Pecha Kucha Night |

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i Light Marina Bay - Walk or Boat?

4:11 PM Events, iLight, Invites, Marina Bay, South

Marina Bay

South, Singapore

March 2014

With light installations placed strategically throughout the entire 3.5 km trail in Marina Bay, covering every single installation at a single visit may prove to be quite a challenge. Merlion Wayfarer here offers two solutions for those interested to explore the installations at one-go...

Free Guided Tours

07 - 30 March 2014
Every Friday - Sunday | 7.30pm, 8.30pm, 9.30pm

Guided tours are available on weekends allowing one to discover more about the dazzling light art installations round the Bay. There are two routes to choose from with each covering a different set of artworks. More details on the i Light Marina Bay 2014 website.

Up-close and personal - Choosing a walking tour enables you to be close to the art installations, speak to the artists who are present, and interact with the ones that are motion-detectable...
From left - Fool's Gold by Vertical Submarine (Singapore), Dimitri Xenakis from The Guardian Angels and Beat by Arup (Singapore)...

Boat Tours

07 - 30 March 2014
Every Friday - Sunday | 7.00pm – 11.00pm departing every 30 minutes
Cost : $12 per person per trip

A 30-minute river cruise offers a unique perspective of the key light art installations while cruising through Marina Bay on an eco-friendly craft. More details on the i Light Marina Bay 2014 website.

The open air boat with an aircon cabin - The boat ride is ideal for watching Justin Lee's Celebration of Life light show projected onto the Art Science Museum facade...

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i Light Marina Bay - Inspirations (iSwarm)

1:38 PM Events, iLight, Invites, Marina Bay, Philips, South

iSwarm

By Thomas Schroepfer, Suranga Nanayakkara, and the Singapore University of Technology (SUTD) Team
Location : Marina Bay, near the Bayfront water taxi stop
Co-created with Philips Lighting

The whole SUTD team came down to support its launch...

iSwarm is a swarm of luminous “sea creatures” that interact with passers-by. Subtle and hardly visible by day, iSwarm comes alive at night. As daylight fades, the cells of iSwarm illuminate the waters of Marina Bay with fluorescent light reminiscent of natural phenomena such as bioluminescent algae or the Aurora Borealis.

(Source : Pinterest)

iSwarm reacts to groups of visitors by detecting human presence and greeting them with subtle modulation of its light patterns...

| Sustainable Light Art | Walk or Boat? |

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i Light Marina Bay - Inspirations (Mimosa)

1:38 PM Events, iLight, Invites, Marina Bay, South

Mimosa

By Jason Bruges Studio (United Kingdom)
Location : Marina Bay City Gallery (A7 on map)

Mimosa is an interactive artwork displaying behaviour that mimics responsive plant systems. The piece was inspired by the Mimosa family of plants, which change kinetically to suit their environmental conditions.

Due to its advanced technology and sophisticated electronics, Mimosa is encased in a glass casing. Wonder of wonders, the infrared heat from human touch can still be detected through the glass walls!

A friendly Jason with his ready smile for visitors...

His light studio used the slim form of individual organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) to represent the delicate light petals of flowers, which appear to dance with its petals opening and closing in response to visitors’ hand movements.

This installation presents a perfect combination of art and technology, where the most innovative lighting technology - OLED - is integrated into a dynamic installation that reacts to people’s hand motions, forming a magical experience.

Seen in the dark, one is reminded of the wonder of light-emitting seeds in Avatar...

(Source : Martian Chronicles)

| Sustainable Light Art | Walk or Boat? |

Discover the light artists' inspirations...

Experience the fascinating art installations...

Enjoy the fringe events...

| Pecha Kucha Night |

More photos are available on Merlion Wayfarer's Picasa at :
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i Light Marina Bay - Inspirations (JouJou-Ours)

1:38 PM Events, iLight, Invites, Marina Bay, South

JouJou-Ours

By Uno Lai (Taiwan)
Technical Design : Sunnia Cheng & Jeff Hung
Interactive Design : Jasper Tseng, innoCirque New Media
Location : Beside Marina Bay City Gallery
Co-created with Traxon Technologies/OSRAM

Uno believes that interactive arts are not just about technology, but it should reflect simple acts to express love about the things around him.

A photogenic and likeable Uno who shares about his childhood memories with his soft toys...

Inspired by childhood memories of hugging soft toys to sleep, JouJou-Ours is an installation that encourages all to come close and embrace these light installations, and with these close physical interactions, the embedded lights will create a magical kaleidoscope of colours...

The shy bear installation will even blush if you go too near!

"One day I was cleaning up my closet and I found the teddy bear from my childhood. And I just recalled... how everybody should have a toy bear when we were young. And that's how we get comfort - When you are sad, when you are happy, you just want to hug the bear..."

- Uno Lai -

| Sustainable Light Art | Walk or Boat? |

Discover the light artists' inspirations...

Experience the fascinating art installations...

Enjoy the fringe events...

| Pecha Kucha Night |

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i Light Marina Bay - Inspirations (Happy Croco)

1:37 PM Events, iLight, Invites, Marina Bay, South

Happy Croco

By Bibi (France)
Location : Marina Bay waterfront promenade, near Mist Walk

Bibi’s artworks have explored our relationship to our environment, as well as our capacity to face up to our contradictions with regard to the waste we produce...

(Source : i Light Marina Bay)

Happy Croco is a luminous 20m long sculpture with a backbone made of traffic cones. This urban crocodile uses two types of LEDs and low energy light bulbs. It is a puzzle made up of different objects - a playful and funny installation that carries a heavier but clear significance.

In the day, the crocodile looks harmless, and even cute...

Happy Croco is both a work of land art, design, a light source and a visual art installation. This installation’s relation to the theme comes from the delightful crocodile that the artist brings into the city, but upon closer examination, it is made from our everyday discarded items that have been given a new lease of, and a most delightful, life.

But at night, the danger lurks in the dark with mostly the eyes visible and glinting in the dark, reminding us of the hidden dangers of the plastic we dispose daily...

Bibi shares that through his artwork, he explores "the mix of urban culture"...

... the heart of the jungle ...

... and the heart of the urban space of Singapore ...

| Sustainable Light Art | Walk or Boat? |

Discover the light artists' inspirations...

Experience the fascinating art installations...

Enjoy the fringe events...

| Pecha Kucha Night |

More photos are available on Merlion Wayfarer's Picasa at :
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i Light Marina Bay - Sustainable Light Art

11:45 PM Events, iLight, Invites, Marina Bay, South

Marina Bay

South, Singapore

March 2014

Today, Merlion Wayfarer attended a brunch preview of i Light Marina Bay at ninethirty by awfully chocolate...

i Light Marina Bay is Asia’s only sustainable light art festival that showcases innovative content, the intelligent use of lighting as well as an international line-up of creative talents. Themed Light+heART, the festival this year features 28 innovative and environmentally sustainable light art installations from around the world. The Marina Bay waterfront will be transformed into a magical space of light and colour for the public to celebrate both public spaces and creativity.

A thorough and animated pre-launch briefing followed by meeting and mingling with new friends...

With the soft launch coming up next week, Merlion Wayfarer is looking forward to creative light art installations interspaced with a whole slew of exciting fringe activities!

| Sustainable Light Art | Walk or Boat? |

Discover the light artists' inspirations...

Experience the fascinating art installations...

Enjoy the fringe events...

| Pecha Kucha Night |

More photos are available on Merlion Wayfarer's Picasa at :
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Light Meets Asia

1:41 PM Events, iLight, Marina Bay, South

i Light Marina Bay 2012
Marina Bay
South, Singapore

March 2012

iLight Marina Bay, Asia's first and only sustainable light art festival was first held from 15 October to 7 November in 2010. Presented by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and organised by Smart Light Singapore (SLS), the event celebrated Marina Bay's nightscape through the showcase of 25 dynamic and innovative light art installations along the 3.5km waterfront promenade.

The installations made use of energy-efficient lighting and created awareness for energy-saving lighting technology for the urban environment. The "Switch Off, Turn Up" campaign kicked off a programme supported by Marina Bay stakeholders to Switch Off non essential lighting and Turn Up air-conditioning temperatures for the festival period. This initiative has come about to offset energy usage and promote energy savings from lighting. Programmes and fringe activities targeting families, students, industry professionals and the general public were also planned as part of the Festival. The inaugural festival was a substantial success and was attended by more than 433,000 visitors over a three-week duration, of which approximately 71,031 were international visitors.

This is the second edition of iLight Marina Bay, and will be held from 09 March to 01 April 2012. Themed "Light Meets Asia", the sophomore will feature more than 30 innovative and environmentally sustainable light art installations, with a strong focus on works from Asia.

The Festival's curatorial team is helmed by Festival Director Mary-Anne Kyriakou, and includes two co-curators: Charmaine Toh, a Singapore visual arts curator; and the team from Singapore award-winning design studio FARM. In line with the theme "Light Meets Asia", the final selection of installations features a strong representation from new, emerging, and well-known artists from countries across Asia, including Singapore.

Through its translucent surface, Shinya Okuda's "BioShell" invites passers-by to step into a three-dimensional “light boundary”, entering a space which evokes a gentle feeling of kinship between humans and nature...

Through "Fancy/Lightweight", Cornelia Erdmann creates a refreshing spatial breeze through fan-like sculptural shapes which frame and segment the space, offering the audience an altered experience of a familiar place. The numerous LED wires are broadly spread on one side and come together on the other end, forming three-dimensional fan structures...

"Garden of Light" by Hexogon Solution is an ambitious projection on the surface of the ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands incorporating a variety of light and sound effects to tell a story about environmental sustainability and highlight the beauty of the natural world. The projectors make no impact on the surface of the Art Science Museum but create a spectacular effect visible from several vantage points throughout Marina Bay...

Originally commissioned for the Fête des Lumières in Lyon, Groupe LAPS, a group of six artists and designers, makes use of LED light tubes to create Key Frames, a display of more than twenty static stick figures. When paired with an electrifying soundtrack, the lights create a choreographed display which evokes movement, activity and a festive atmosphere...

Whether a path to another realm, another level of spirituality or simply another beginning, Li Hui’s "The Gate" is a powerful image of passage and enlightenment. Hundreds of small beams of low intensity laser light frame the entryway and radiate straight past the viewer, splashing red into eternity...

"Illumination Disorders II" by Tay Swee Siong is an interactive floral-inspired sculpture which lights up with coloured LEDs in response to the voices of visitors. Items such as discarded plastic bottle caps and unwanted nylon fabric are assembled into beautiful forms in this sculpture...

A festival artist creates cute little characters from dough,
while a gigantic big-jawed spider turns into a surprising appreciator of the arts...

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Sources

"About the Festival" (19 March 2012). Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and Pico. Retrieved from http://www.ilightmarinabay.sg/about_festival.html (Expired as of 2014).

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i Light Marina Bay - Installations (Bedazzled)

Bedazzled

i Light Marina Bay - Installations (The Wishing Tree)

The Wishing Tree

i Light Marina Bay - Events (Pecha Kucha Night)

i Light Marina Bay - Installations (Beat)

Beat

i Light Marina Bay - Installations (The Pool)

The Pool

i Light Marina Bay - Walk or Boat?

Free Guided Tours

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i Light Marina Bay - Inspirations (iSwarm)

iSwarm

i Light Marina Bay - Inspirations (Mimosa)

Mimosa

i Light Marina Bay - Inspirations (JouJou-Ours)

JouJou-Ours

i Light Marina Bay - Inspirations (Happy Croco)

Happy Croco

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