What inspired us? you may ask... what made us step out from our comfort zones and organize this first lighting workshop in Singapore? what made us do it?
When I was in Light+Building 2008 and Luminale 2008, in Frankfurt, I was awed by the scale of the event as well as the extent of the planned activities to promote for lighting design excellence. It was a successful event, where all major industry players, educators and associations come together to promote a common message, "good lighting". Indeed, the energy of the city at night is indescribable, where lighting installations enriched the existing city fabric. This is not a sole event that is only occurring in Frankfurt, but Lyon has its unique Fete des Lumieres. Then, I questioned, why can't we have a lighting event in Singapore, to increase the local awareness of what lighting design is all about?
Lighting design is a very complex discipline, where there is a gradual departure from the existing mere emphasis on the quantifiable component, but more had been emphasized on the quality of the lit environment. Since it is hard to quantify lighting, as it is seemingly ephemeral and ever-changing, good lighting has to have a direct visual-mood-sensory appeal. To condense, good lighting has the ability to change the mood or character of a space in an instant. Hence, the drama of the illuminated environment, the colours and the manner of which shadows are designed for the spaces, are finally being emphasized.
Therefore, for the first lighting workshop in Singapore, the main objectives are,
- To create awareness amongst the local building professionals.
- To promote basic understanding on what contribute towards good urban lighting?
- Hands-on lighting workshop sessions to introduce lighting design to tertiary design students; learning through play.
- To target the workshop towards the fulfillment of different learning needs.
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