Share this...Published on: February 25, 2009
Realities:United from Berlin/Germany together with Mass Studies from Korea have completed a temporary installation in Seoul for Hi Seoul Spring Festival 2008.
The installation consists of suspended LEDs that converge above and towards the audience in front of the main stage.
Here follows some info by realities:United:
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Shaped like a tornado an array of 1265 linear LED units develops strong centripetal forces 16 meters above the festival crowd on Seoul Plaza.
Using 5 steel towers the suspended steel wire structure with a diameter of over 55 meters was fully constructed in only 5 days.
Framed by Seoul’s skyline this enormous temporary chandelier created the central event space called “May Palace” for the festival program for one week – slightly swaying in the wind and serving shady conditions at daytime the installation was staging an intense choreography of animated light patterns swirling above the three main performance stages on Seoul Plaza during dark hours.
During live broadcasting of the opening program on Korean television the Media Cloud soon became the favoured motive captured by a group of several robotic cameras and echoed on a series of large-scale video displays behind the stages.
Posted by: Mitja Prelovsek
Published on: February 22, 2009
A “hydro light” is to be installed on a footbridge over the River Finn in Ballybofey in Donnegal County (Ireland).
Micro hydro-turbines will be installed once the water levels drop hence making the Donnegal County a pioneer in using this kind of alternative energy source for street lighting.
The water flowing through the turbines will generate enough power to run the 30 watt LED light on the bridge above. A small solar panel will also be fitted to the light as a back-up in case of low water.
Source: Irishtimes
Posted by: Lučka Slatner
Published on: February 21, 2009
The first annual Illuminate Yaletown is taking place on Saturday 21st of February 2009. This outdoor event will be held in Yaletown, a Vancouver’s trendy and upscale renovated warehouse district.
Illuminate Yaletown is a free winter party and will feature contemporary light installations developed by artists and architects, cutting edge music and interactive activities. The organizers are promising an event that will be a “must attend” on your calendar every year.
Published on: February 21, 2009
Mindseye Lighting from London has completed a project in Soho, London. It is a restaurant Bocca di Lupo designed by USE Architects.
The info by Mindseye:
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Mindseye worked directly with the architects and the restaurateurs Jacob Kenedy and Victor Hugo to create an ambience that manages to combine a contemporary feel whilst managing to retain a classic sense of style and glamour.
This was very much the clients’ and architect’s approach to the whole project, from the menu and cuisine through to selection of materials and architectural details. Lighting was seen as playing an integral role in achieving the overall effect.
Recommended in the Best Restaurants of 2008 by Fay Maschler of The Evening Standard, Bocca di Lupo is a place of two halves. In the sexy informal bar area you can eat and drink at the white marble counter, whilst taking in the activity and delicious smells emanating from the kitchen.
There are feature pendants, trim-less down lights and edge-lighting to a ceiling coffer which echoes the line of the counter below. This cove detail sweeps in the shape of the bar; keeping the ceiling clean and clutter free, whilst providing the entrance area with an inviting glow.
The main dining room is dominated by a large central chandelier, which is set off by the surrounding indirect diffuse light provided by a carefully detailed ceiling coffer. In addition to this, a series of adjustable spotlights’ provide illumination to key art pieces and the tables themselves, creating an intimate feel for customers.
Posted by: Mitja Prelovsek
Published on: February 20, 2009
Realities:United from Berlin were commisioned to design a media facade for the Espacio de Creación Artística Contemporánea in Cordoba/Spain. The building itself was designed by Nieto Sobejano Architects, Madrid.
It features compact fluorescent that light up the inlets in the facade and together they create a low-res display.
The info that realities:United sent us follows:
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The winning competition entry for the “Espacio de Creación Artística Contemporánea” by Nieto Sobejano architects (Madrid) proposed the integration of a low resolution light- and media façade on the building surface facing the Río Guadalquivir.
In a second step realities:united was commissioned to further develop the conception and the design for this media skin. So the final design was developed in a cooperation between Nieto Sobejano architects and realities:united.
The departure point for the formal development of the façade was found in the significant inner structure of the building made up of a tessellated (self repeating) pattern of polygonal shaped rooms. This motive was translated in the topography of the outer surface of the building. Here the GRC (glass fibre reinforced cement) surface shows a system of irregular shaped indentations of varying density and size. Those “bowls” are individually lit and become “pixels” of a large display system.
Each bowl appears to be unique in shape and size. Also the distribution of the bowls appears to be irregular. Only the distribution density stays consistent.
In addition the panels carrying the bowls come in three different types differing in the average size and number of the bowls molded into their surface.
Analog to the eye’s retina skin these components allow the definition of areas of varying density or “sensitivity” on the façade.
The interest in the aspect of “visual acuity” stems from earlier projects and extensive research showing the enormous importance of the brain for the process of visual perception. For visualizations with very low resolution the precognition of the brain determines whether an image or animation can be recognized.
A motive, which has been displayed at a higher resolution, can be moved to much lower resolution and will still preserve its readability.
Technically each bowl is lit indirectly by lateral light sources (compact fluorescent lights), which light up the bowl’s bottom and side surfaces. The grayscale system based on fluorescent light will allow the display of moving images at a rate of 20 frames per second.
The surfaces of the bowls are milled to focus the light reflection in a horizontal direction limiting light pollution and energy consumption.
Posted by: Mitja Prelovsek
Published on: February 19, 2009
United Visual Artists completed a project titled Chorus last week which was commisioned by Opera North in association with The Culture Company.
It is a multimedia installation with music composedby Mira Calix.
Here follows the description as sent by UVA:
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Commissioned to celebrate the re-opening of the Howard Assembly Room, ‘Chorus’ is simultaneously an intensely physical and yet ephemeral experience. An array of motor-assisted pendulums, suspended from the roof, swing through the space emitting light and sound.
As the dynamic system evolves, the rhythms revolve through chaos and return to unison, producing a hypnotic and seductive performance that heightens the viewer’s awareness of the space and their relationship with it.
‘Chorus’ is effectively a new kind of musical instrument, one in which the spatial location of each sound is a critical part of the composition of the piece.
Posted by: Mitja Prelovsek
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