I light Marina bay 2012
Festival SustainabilityA key objective of i Light Marina Bay 2012 is to advocate environmentally-responsible behaviour for a sustainable future, and promote the Bay as a culturally vibrant and sustainable urban waterfront precinct.
From encouraging artists to use recyclable materials as well as adopt energy-efficient lighting technology and renewable energy sources in the creation of their light art installations, to working with event and programme partners to manage resources and minimise waste, sustainability is promoted through all aspects of the festival.
Light of the Merlion
OCUBO
OCUBO is an art and multimedia studio dedicated to light projects for
more than ten years. Nuno Maya and Carole Purnelle, the founding artists
and directors of the studio, have been presenting their light,
multimedia and interactive artworks around the globe.
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An engineering graduate from Temasek Polytechnic, Ryf Zaini’s interest
in the arts led him to LASALLE College of the Arts, where he completed a
diploma in interactive media and graduated with first class honours in
media arts. Ryf has since participated in several exhibitions for which
he has created hybrids of technologically-informed art.
Bibigloo
BIBI
Since 1992, through the use of everyday objects made from materials such
as plastic, BIBI’s art pieces explore man’s relationship to the
environment, as well as the capacity to confront the contradictions with
regard to waste production. In BIBI’s own words, “Light is my favorite
medium to give life to my installations.”
Storybox
Storybox is an award-winning New Zealand production, interactive and
installation design company. Their process combines many influences from
industrial design, video art, documentary film, live cinema, performing
arts and interactive digital art.
Urban Makyoh
Aleksandra Stratimirovic
After graduating from the Faculty of Applied Arts and Design in
Belgrade, Serbia, Aleksandra Stratimirovic completed her studies in
specialised lighting design at the University of Fine Arts and Crafts in
Stockholm (Konstfack) and the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in
Stockholm, Sweden. The Yugoslavia-born artist lives in Sweden.
Hexogon Solution
Hexogon Solution was founded in 1997 by Adrian Goh. It has staged
several large-scale projections on giant structures, buildings and even a
commercial airliner. Goh and his team of design and production staff
are experts in the field of video mapping projection.
FLOW
Shinya Okuda is a registered architect in the Netherlands and Japan and
has practiced in Switzerland, Hong Kong, Japan with Herzog & de
Meuron and Shigeru Ban. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the
National University of Singapore.
Receptacle
Marine Ky
Marine Ky is an artist who uses textile-based installation as a medium
to share experiences of peace with communities across the world. Ky left
her homeland of Cambodia in 1970 after Lol Nol’s coup d’état. She
returned 30 years later after living in Macau, Paris and Australia. She
currently splits her time between Paris, Phnom Penh and Sydney’s Blue
Mountains.
Li Hui
Li Hui graduated from the China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing in
2003. He currently lives and works in Beijing. As a conceptual artist,
he works in diverse media, including transparent neon-lit acrylic
sculptures and laser beams.
Key Frames
Groupe LAPS
Groupe LAPS is a group of six
artists and designers. With their combined expertise and technical
know-how in areas such as art, design and lighting, Group LAPS develops
film, light installations and multimedia applications.
Gap the Mind