i Light Marina Bay held from 15 October to 7 November 2010 in Marina Bay, Singapore, is Asia’s first sustainable light art

Light art

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Festival

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. It is presented by the Urban Redevelopment Authority

Urban Redevelopment Authority

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(URA) and organised by Smart Light Singapore (SLS), founded by Mary-Anne Kyriakou (who is the festival director). It is part of Marina Bay Invitations 2010, a series of events planned to promote Marina Bay as a vibrant venue and a destination for a brand new live-work-play experience.

The festival was officially opened on 15 October 2010 by Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean. Curated along the theme People, Place and Time, it serves as the regional platform for the exchange of ideas and technology, artistic expression and public engagement through light art works with intelligent light usage and sustainable use of energy. It showcases about 25 dynamic light art installations and sculptures as well as interactive and performance-based art displays by 14 artists from Singapore and 20 international artists. The artworks line around the Marina Bay waterfront promenade to form a Light Walk.
One key highlight of the Light Walk is an installation consisting of 29 large and beautiful light artworks of My Public Garden by French light art group, TILT, depicting a whimsical, fantasy garden which will adorn The Promontory@Marina Bay.

Name

The ‘i’ in the name alludes to the festival’s innovative content, the intelligent use of lighting as well as its international lineup of creative talent. It is also an invitation to everyone to get involved in this free outdoor celebration of creativity in a new community space.

Theme

The curatorial theme of the festival, People, Place and Time, alludes to:

• The People : Singaporeans and visitors from around the globe.
• The Place : Marina Bay.
• The Time : embracing the heritage of our past, engaging in present & progressing in future.

Light Walk

• Human Tiles by OCUBO – Nuno Maya (Portugal) & Carole Purnelle (Belgium)
• Singapora-Flora by Warren Langley (Australia)
• Fire Flies by Francesco Mariotti (Switzerland)
• Hammerhaus by Kurt Laurenz Theinert & Hanfreich (Germany)
• Flight to Light by Mary-Anne Kyriakou (Australia). This artwork has been made available for preview from 12 August 2010 onwards at the Fullerton Heritage gallery
• My Public Garden by TILT (France)
• I C U Standt:punkt by Ingo K Bracke (Germany)
• Touch. Do Not Please The Work Of Art by Michael Lee (Singapore) & Cornelia Erdmann (Hong Kong)
• C/Ɔ by Angela Chong (Singapore)
• WattFish? by Dan Foreman, Cherry Wang & Zi Chang Lee (Meinhardt Light Studio Team, Singapore)
• Jellight by Pascal Petitjean & Aamer Taher (Singapore)
• the light within by Vellachi Ganesan (Singapore)
• Additive Reflection 1, 2, 3 by Jeppe Aagaard Andersen (Denmark)
• Wall Piercing by Ron Gilad, presented by Flos (Singapore)
• The Whirlpool by Martin Klaasen, Shane Richardson and Pascal Petitjean (Singapore & Australia)
• A Living! Project by Sun Yu Li, Allan Lim, Kenny Eng (Singapore)
• Flora Magica by Studio KYbra (Australia & Germany)
• The River Merchants, sculpture by Aw Tee Hong (Singapore) and lightwork by Studio KYbra (Australia & Germany)
• Animal Tree by Pitupong Chaowakul (Thailand)
• Digital Origami Tigers by Chris Bosse (Germany)
• Rainbow by Mark Hammer & Andre Keckes (Australia)
• A Blue Mirage in the City of Light by WY-TO Architects (Singapore)
• Lumenocity Singapore by Sasha Crocker & Andrew Daly (Australia)
• Positive Attracts by Edwin Cheong (Singapore)
• Doves that Cry by Mary-Anne Kyriakou & Joe Snell (Australia)
• All of us by Zymryte Hoxhaj (Germany)

Public Programmes

• i Light Marina Bay Walking Tours
• Meet the Artists
• Smart Light Symposium: Light Art – the making of a movement
• i Light Talks
• 15 minutes in the Light

Fringe Activities

• Candle Night @ Marina Bay
• Guerilla Lighting Student Workshop
• Fun with Recycled Art
• Photography Competition
• Workshop on curatorial practice - What makes a work great!
• Tokyo Night Picnic Club - Picnopolis Singapore
• PAssion Fun Around the Bay

Sustainability

In celebrating the nightscape with beautiful light art works, only energy-efficient lights and lighting techniques are used with the aim to create awareness for energy-saving lighting technology not only in the commercial environment and public spaces, but also within our homes. Major installations are powered by biodiesel fuel technology, while the light sculptures use low energy and LED lights. As such, it is Asia’s first sustainable light art festival.

Curators

The festival is curated by:

• Mary-Anne Kyriakou (Australian): Festival Director
• Randy Chan (Singaporean): Co-curator
• Kelley Cheng (Singaporean): Co-curator

International artists & industry professionals

• OCUBO – Nuno Maya (Portuguese) & Carole Purnelle (Belgian)
• Warren Langley (Australian)
• Francesco Mariotti (Swiss)
• Kurt Laurenz Theinert & Hanfreich (German)
• Mary-Anne Kyriakou (Australian)
• Ingo Bracke (German)
• Chris Bosse (German)
• TILT (French)
• Jeppe Aagaard Andersen (Danish)
• Mark Hammer & Andre Keckes (Australian)
• Sasha Crocker & Andrew Daly (Australian)
• Zymryte Hoxhaj (German)

Regional and Singapore-based artists & industry professionals

• Michael Lee (Singaporean) & Cornelia Erdmann (Hong Kongese)
• Angela Chong (Singaporean)
• Dan Foreman, Cherry Wang & Zi Chang Lee (Meinhardt Light Studio Team, Singapore)
• Pascal Petitjean (French, Singapore-based) & Aamer Taher (Singaporean)
• Vellachi Ganesan (Singaporean)
• Pitupong Chaowakul (Thai)
• Sun Yu Li (Singaporean)
• Allan Lim (Singaporean)
• Kenny Eng (Singaporean)
• Edwin Cheong (Singaporean)
• Martin Klaasen, Shane Richardson & Pascal Petitjean (Australians & French, Singapore-based)
• Ron Gilad presented by Flos (artist is from New York & the presenting company is from Singapore)
• WY-TO Architects (Yann Follain & Pauline Gaudry, Singapore)