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Sustainability Through Illumination – i Light Marina Bay 2016

Learn more about sustainability at  this year’s i Light Marina Bay. Asia’s leading sustainable light art festival is back for its fourth edition, featuring 25 installations from Singapore and around the world.


In Praise of Shadows

 i Light Marina Bay 2016 features 14 artworks designed by Singaporean artists and students, the highest participation from the local art scene to date. Of the 14 local artworks, five are designed by educational institutions – also the highest number the festival has seen so far. The participating institutions this year are the National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Polytechnic and Nanyang Polytechnic. What’s more, the installations are brighter and larger than ever before, with the tallest reaching 15 metres high!

Mr Jason Chen, Festival Director and Director for Place Management, URA, said, “It has always been our intent to grow the festival with greater involvement from the local community. We are glad to see so many local artists coming on board to showcase their artworks and support the sustainability cause, and we hope to attract more in the coming years.”

Some of the installations visitors can look forward to are:

SONICtower by local sound-media artist Zulkifle Mahmod stands five-storeys tall, and comprises four zones with a total of 320 solenoids and energy-saving LED lights to create a rhythmic sound and light scape within the confines of the scaffolds. Partially inspired by the fairy tale “Alice in Wonderland”, the installation invites visitors to discover unique compositions as they explore the artwork.

Cycle House by Hafiz Osman is a mobile workstation that combines a temporary shelter and a bicycle. The mobility of the installation makes it easily adaptable to new environments, representative of a wanderer who is constantly in search of new adventures. The bulbs in the shelter will light up as the user cycles, showcasing how energy can be harnessed from everyday activities while encouraging cycling as a sustainable mode of transport. Visitors are welcomed to draw on the structure’s canvas walls.

Of course, international world-renowned artists are not forgotten either. Mr Randy Chan, co-curator of the festival and Principal Architect at Zarch Collaboratives, added, “The curation of the festival considered the conventional perception of light and beauty in the context of a cityscape. Each artwork was selected for its strong message and unique perspectives. The ensemble of artists for this edition is very diverse, and their artworks carry poignant narratives that we hope will inspire introspection and new ideas for positive change in every festival-goer.”

US-based sculptor Jen Lewin returns this year with the debut of a melodious interactive piece made of energy-saving LED lights. Light Walk is a delightful life-size laser harp that borrows the form of the Mist Walk at the Marina Bay waterfront promenade. Visitors can ‘pluck’ the harp virtually as they walk through the installation, triggering its sensors to project melodic notes and glowing lights.

Visitors can also walk under Lampshade, a Norwegian piece made of bamboo structures designed to prevent sunlight from entering its interior in the day, but lights up at night with solar energy – intense enough to power a thousand lamps – generated through its photovoltaic cells. Made to be both socially and environmentally-friendly, the lamps used in this installation will be donated to off-grid communities after its display while the bamboo structure will be recycled as construction scaffolding.


Partner Programmes

Apart from the installations, there are plenty of other programmes for visitors to explore. There will be food galore at food trucks by Harry's and Haagen Dazs daily, Coffee Bandits (12-13, 19-20, 25-27 March), Kerbside Gourmet (6, 13, 20 March), Old Chang Kee (5-6, 12-13 March) and The Travelling C.O.W. (4, 6, 11, 13, 18-20, 25-27 March), in addition to CRAFT Singapore, Singapore’s first lifestyle festival dedicated to handcrafted beers, ciders and gourmet food. Gourmet market PasarBella will also be making an appearance with seafood, meat, dairy, fresh produce, wines and more.

There will also be a tribute to Singapore’s founding Prime Minister Mr Lee Kuan Yew, an Earth Hour celebration, flea markets, bazaars, guided tours, a glow yoga party and much, much more.


Event Details

When: 4 to 27 March

Where: Marina Bay Waterfront

Opening Hours: 7.30pm to 11pm (extended to 12 midnight on Fridays & Saturdays)

Website: www.ilightmarinabay.sg

All information and images are courtesy of i Light Marina Bay 2016

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