Short interviews with some more of the Urban Lightscapes Symposium speakers on the significance of light in our cities.
(with ...
Interviews – Light in Cities is significant!
News
We almost always associate well lit streets with a feeling of safety. But what if better lighting also helps potential criminals by revealing more information about their targets?
Apparently there is no conclusion as to ...
Street lights and Crime
Reading
We asked the speakers of the Urban Lightscapes Symposium to tell us their opinion on the importance of urban lighting. So this is what they had to ...
Interviews – The importance of Urban Lighting – interviews
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In Kevin Cooley's solo photography exhibition "At Light's Edge", the artist composes images of light rays and lines in the silence of desert landscapes.
Read some more about it ...
At Light’s Edge
Inspiration
We recently read this super interesting article on the obvious but not really discussed issue of a city's image on film. Commenting Los Angeles decision to replace its characteristic streetlamps with LED lights, the article ...
How LED Streetlights Will Change Cinema
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"Earth Engines" by Oliver DiCicco and Barry Underwood is a series of staged photos and sound sculptures.
Electricity and the natural energy of earth are transformed into a landscape of the impossible.
Have a look in: ...
Earth Engines
Inspiration
The Tiananmen Square's gigantic LED screen shows blue skies and glorious sunsets, in contrast to the air pollution of Beijing, which reaches dangerous heights.
Either these visual sunlight are part of a tourism commercial ...
The sunrise will be televised.
Inspiration
The Rainbow Passage is a light art installation controlled by a computer program that changes the displayed shades every ten minutes using red, green and blue LED lamps.
Created by dutch artist Peter Struycken in the ...
Rainbow Passage
Inspiration
Looking back in 2012, we had a look at this public art piece that took place in Edinburgh, Scotland, during its International festival.
Presented as a collective act that rises above the competitive aspect of sport to ...
Edinburgs’ runners in LED suits, color Scotland!
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A great rise in the stock market value of solar energy providers might by either a sign that solar power is finally having its day or that yet another mania has gripped the markets.
This New York Times article is looking ...
Is solar energy finally here to stay?
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In April 2010 UVA created Speed of Light, an installation that took over all four storeys of the industrial art-space Bargehouse on the Thames riverside for a period of 10 days. Visitors were invited to immerse themselves ...
Speed of Light by UVA
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Creatmosphere created a stunning field of Dandelions Lights that flew between 5-10 meters in the air during the UK’s first dedicated Night Run in Northampton. The 1 and 1.20 meter diameter, wireless controlled helium ...
Dandelion Light Field
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