Having Athens as a starting point, Barcelona as a stopover and Maastricht as a final destination, the project re-approaches the concept of urban lighting. For the first time, Greece is at the centre of a European action that embraces visual and urban lighting with architecture and active citizenship. Through three successive actions (November 2013 – March 2014), the project reinforces open dialogue on public lighting and urban space.
Specifically, on 4th November 2013, Urban Lightscapes presents the European “Urban Lightscapes Symposium” at the Onassis Cultural Centre in Athens. Acclaimed scientists, artists and theorists from Greece and abroad will share knowledge and experiences on visual (light art) and urban lighting (urban lighting). The Symposium will be open to the public and live streamed online. From 22 to 24 November, a three-day experimentation workshop will be held at the FAB LAB of the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) in Barcelona. Participants will experiment with new interactive media and technology on lighting practice.
BEFORELIGHT is a Greek-based creative group which has been formed to experiment with light. It is the first and the only collective to deal with light art in Greece and whose activity has been published in international journals of light art and design. Searching for new ways to deliver the dynamic experience of light, the group deals with art installations and urban happenings. BEFORELIGHT have presented their work at the Biennale of Contemporary Art in Thessaloniki , the Folklore Museum of Thessaloniki, the Rotterdam Museum Night, the Museum Benaki , the Theocharakis Foundation, the Eugenides Foundation, the foyer of the Acropolis Museum and has created lighting interventions in public spaces in Athens
Thessaloniki, Volos, Chania and Rotterdam.
Thessaloniki, Volos, Chania and Rotterdam.
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