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Poetic moments of pausing and reflecting

16 international artists are invited to develop artistic interventions for the Braunschweig urban space. The first Lichtparcours was held parallel to the Expo in Hannover in 2000 in Braunschweig. The 5th Lichtparcours is now being prepared for summer 2020. The model exhibition is the first milestone for the Lichtparcours in summer 2020.
The light installations create poetic moments of pausing and reflecting in a mostly noisy and hectic city life. → Read more

Phenomena of light, space and movement

Light, space and movement are the focus of Dieter Jung’s artistic work (* 1941, Bad Wildungen/DE). Since the mid-1960s he has been exploring the pictorial effects of color and light, plane and space. In order to visualize the fleeting moment of optical phenomena, Dieter Jung uses both analogue and digital techniques, especially in holography. → Read more

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Trends in Lighting Forum & Show has been designed to focus on, and debate, all the big questions and best practices surrounding the latest trends in architectural and urban lighting designs, including smart lighting solutions for indoor and outdoor lighting. Attendees will learn from the most compelling architects, planners, designers, and technologists and over 100 international lighting solution providers will also showcase their latest designs.  → Read more

Light and shadow under high voltage

The voids made of bare concrete in the Jewish Museum Berlin stand in all drama for the attempt to extinguish the Jews in Europe and are reminiscent of the barbaric murder of Jews during the reign of the National Socialists. Mischa Kuball (* 1959, Düsseldorf/D) has designed an impressive light installation for these voids, 24-meter-high, empty shafts. Circular and trapezoidal light fields …
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When light becomes torture, there is nothing left but to protect yourself from the light and close your eyes. The light in Bernardí Roig’s (*1965, Mallorca/SP) installations is of a mercilessly blinding brightness. Roig stages life-sized human figures in a glaring light. The light is smashing – it’s blowing you away.
Read the full article on the exhibition in the latest issue 2018#4  → Read more

LIFA Colloquium VI

Due to the increasing number of projects, festivals, exhibitions and publications on the subject of light art, the field of artistic positions has long since become confusing. Therefore, it seems necessary and time to ask the question: Who actually decides on the quality of these light art works? A LIFA colloquium on “Light Art and Curatorial Strategies – Curating” could help to better understand → Read more

LET THERE BE LIGHT! TAVA 2018 is going to be ELECTRIC!

TAVA2018 is not only entertainment; it is also an event with a deep mission and vision. The festival wants to make a contribution to the success of the developing light art and lighting design in Estonia. Through this event the curators will make an impact on the world’s light art and lighting design future. → Read more

A scientific Theory combined with Light Art

The first Light Art Weekend is presenting international light art in the historic basement of Alte Münze in Berlin. Twelve artists will showcase site-specific and immersive light installations inspired by the Extended Mind theory.
The Light Art Weekend is an annual project organised by ARTE LUCE that aims to combine scientific theories and concepts with international light art at unconventional venues.
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16th International Architecture Exhibition

The differentiated handling of light is increasingly focussed by many architects. Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, both curating the architecture Biennale in Venice this year, explicitly invite participants: „to emphasise nature’s free gifts of light – sunlight and moonlight, air, gravity, materials – natural and man-made resources.“ → Read more

A swan song on mining

With the temporary exhibition ‘Down here – Up there’, the Centre for International Light Art in Unna opens up an extraordinary perspective on the oldest industrial branch of the Ruhr region. When the exhibition series ‘Kunst & Kohle’ of the RuhrKunstMuseen was planned on the occasion of the closure of the last Ruhr coalmine in Bottrop as a reminiscence of the end of the century-long era of mining, → Read more