{"id":27499,"date":"2023-03-27T11:14:51","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T09:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atmosferamag.it\/?p=27499"},"modified":"2023-04-03T10:19:30","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T08:19:30","slug":"amsterdam-light-festival-how-light-art-transforms-urban-public-spaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atmosferamag.it\/it\/amsterdam-light-festival-how-light-art-transforms-urban-public-spaces\/","title":{"rendered":"Amsterdam Light Festival: How light art transforms urban public spaces"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27499\" class=\"elementor elementor-27499 elementor-27464\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b08cc3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b08cc3b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99837cd\" data-id=\"99837cd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0b8904 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0b8904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>What is light art?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-050bffa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"050bffa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From 3D sculptures to digital projections, light art is a form of art in which the main medium is light. With the invention of the light bulb in 1879 came the potential for a new way to use light. However, it wasn\u2019t until several decades later in the 1930s that light was used in art in its purest form. In time, light art has become a well-defined art form thanks to the interventions and installations of great artists, such as Olafur Eliasson, James Turrell, Dan Flavin, Bruce Munro, Robert Irwin (and many others) who by using their imagination and techniques created installations of great meaning and visual impact.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fbf532 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8fbf532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atmosferamag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/copenaghen-light-festival-1024x584.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27470\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.atmosferamag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/copenaghen-light-festival-1024x584.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.atmosferamag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/copenaghen-light-festival-300x171.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.atmosferamag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/copenaghen-light-festival-768x438.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.atmosferamag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/copenaghen-light-festival.webp 1217w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">1. Alley of Light by Serge Schoemaker Architects and Digiluce - Ph. Raoul Kramer<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aacb15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7aacb15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>How can Light art installations transform public spaces?\u00a0<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00e5711 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00e5711\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Light Art can be experienced during urban light art festivals which are spread throughout Europe and overseas. During these celebrations cities transform and light art installations become an opportunity to redefine our relationship to public spaces and how we interact with them. Taking as a case study a successful light art festival The Amsterdam Light Festival this article will share which are some of the design elements, tangible and intangible, that can be considered when designing light art for urban spaces and which are the aspects that allow to explore the medium of light in new and exciting ways.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fae7375 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fae7375\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Light Art brings a sense of community\u00a0<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc73c42 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc73c42\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9a9abc\" data-id=\"c9a9abc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cd9b42 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"4cd9b42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrows&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Carosello d&#039;immagini\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 di 2\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atmosferamag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tjep-illuminates-amsterdam-canals-undulating-light-bridge-designboom-12.jpg\" alt=\"2. Light bridge by Tjep\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">2. Light bridge by Tjep<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 di 2\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atmosferamag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tjep-illuminates-amsterdam-canals-undulating-light-bridge-1.jpg\" alt=\"3. Light bridge by Tjep\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">3. Light bridge by Tjep<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"33.571\" height=\"28.74\" viewBox=\"0 0 33.571 28.74\"><g id=\"Raggruppa_79\" data-name=\"Raggruppa 79\" transform=\"translate(-1808.929 -4328.879)\"><g id=\"Raggruppa_78\" data-name=\"Raggruppa 78\" transform=\"translate(1774.412 3656.135)\"><line id=\"Linea_17\" data-name=\"Linea 17\" y1=\"12.308\" x2=\"12.5\" transform=\"translate(36.639 674.865)\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#242424\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-width=\"3\"><\/line><line id=\"Linea_18\" data-name=\"Linea 18\" x2=\"13.547\" y2=\"12.193\" transform=\"translate(36.639 687.173)\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#242424\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-width=\"3\"><\/line><\/g><path id=\"Tracciato_30\" data-name=\"Tracciato 30\" d=\"M43.173,0H14.551\" transform=\"translate(1855.551 4343.248) rotate(180)\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#242424\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-width=\"3\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"33.571\" height=\"28.74\" viewBox=\"0 0 33.571 28.74\"><g id=\"Raggruppa_474\" data-name=\"Raggruppa 474\" transform=\"translate(-3852.551 -4760.882)\"><g id=\"Raggruppa_77\" data-name=\"Raggruppa 77\" transform=\"translate(3920.639 5462.367) rotate(180)\"><line id=\"Linea_17\" data-name=\"Linea 17\" y1=\"12.308\" x2=\"12.5\" transform=\"translate(36.639 674.865)\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#242424\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-width=\"3\"><\/line><line id=\"Linea_18\" data-name=\"Linea 18\" x2=\"13.547\" y2=\"12.193\" transform=\"translate(36.639 687.173)\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#242424\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-width=\"3\"><\/line><\/g><path id=\"Tracciato_29\" data-name=\"Tracciato 29\" d=\"M43.173,0H14.551\" transform=\"translate(3839.5 4774.25)\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#242424\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-width=\"3\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-340bffc\" data-id=\"340bffc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1972ee1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1972ee1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Amsterdam Light Festival occurs every winter, as darkness falls the city becomes a tapestry of illuminated creativity. The artworks are especially designed for the festival through collaboration between designers, artists, engineers and stakeholders which co-create and partner by blending their expertise and knowledge. By bringing into life new ideas and concepts Light art becomes an opportunity to raise awareness around specific topics, such as climate change, and celebrate local festivities and cultures.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cb00d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cb00d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Light Art changes the perception of a space\u00a0<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfdf711 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfdf711\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The festival showcases the potential of light art to change the perception of a space. Alongside the internal experience most of the installations can be perceived externally as eye-catching three-dimensional animations within the urban fabric, historical center and water canals.\u00a0<\/p><p>Through the use of the latest technologies the individual light sources can be controlled. By designing the interplay of color and intensity unique spatial experiences are created. Fluorescent lamps, RGBW LED lamps and lasers are some of the most popular examples of light mediums used.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4202363 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4202363\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2991bb7\" data-id=\"2991bb7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-348e53d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"348e53d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The protocol mostly specified in these settings is DMX control (Digital Multiplex) originally intended as a standardized method for controlling stage lighting. This type of controller bases its functioning in the use of channels to transmit commands executed to several devices sequentially. Most lighting designers and artists before starting to work with any DMX device collaborate with specialists in the sector to learn how the coding of the channels works, any technical limitations and different effects that can be achieved with this configuration.\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbfab63\" data-id=\"fbfab63\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26ba90e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26ba90e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atmosferamag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dmx-1024x791.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27479\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.atmosferamag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dmx-1024x791.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.atmosferamag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dmx-300x232.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.atmosferamag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dmx-768x594.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.atmosferamag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dmx-1536x1187.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.atmosferamag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dmx.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">4. DMX Control<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2de6319 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2de6319\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Within the general category of controllers, there is a specific category named musical controllers. These are capable of making lighting effects in consonance with the music that is playing at that moment.This is how some of the installations can interact also with sound and\/or the visitor&#8217;s movements, involving in this way not only the visual senses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, lighting controls can adjust the light levels depending on the time of the day and therefore avoid overuse of energy consumption.<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f14b539 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f14b539\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atmosferamag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/amsterdam-light-festival-van-gogh-installation-design_dezeen_2364_col_6-1704x1136-1-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27484\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.atmosferamag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/amsterdam-light-festival-van-gogh-installation-design_dezeen_2364_col_6-1704x1136-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.atmosferamag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/amsterdam-light-festival-van-gogh-installation-design_dezeen_2364_col_6-1704x1136-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.atmosferamag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/amsterdam-light-festival-van-gogh-installation-design_dezeen_2364_col_6-1704x1136-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.atmosferamag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/amsterdam-light-festival-van-gogh-installation-design_dezeen_2364_col_6-1704x1136-1-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.atmosferamag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/amsterdam-light-festival-van-gogh-installation-design_dezeen_2364_col_6-1704x1136-1.jpeg 1704w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">5. The Starry Night by Ivana Jeli\u0107 and Pavle Petrovi\u0107 - Ph. Janus van den Eijnden<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59a15bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59a15bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As an example,The Starry Night designed for the 7th edition of the festival by Ivana Jeli\u0107 and Pavle Petrovi\u0107 reinterpreted Van Gogh&#8217;s famous painting. Located at the intersection of two bridges the installation aims to remind the beauty of staring at starlight at night and highlight the issue of light pollution in urban areas. Coloured LEDs acrylic tubes have been used to emulate the yellow and blue hues of the Starry Night artwork. The tubes, arranged within acrylic rods, evoke the brushstrokes typical of the post-impressionist artist.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61ce035 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61ce035\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Conclusion<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1714318 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1714318\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Combining light and art can fill any space and city with atmosphere and sense of identity, safety and accessibility in public areas that may otherwise appear dark and uninhabitable. Light art has the potential to foster a place\u2019s economy by bringing together locals and visitors to gather for entertainment, education and appreciate light. Through the use of light artists and designers are able to transform cities and public spaces into works of art that can be enjoyed by all.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is light art? From 3D sculptures to digital projections, light art is a form of art in which the main medium is light. With the invention of the light bulb in 1879 came the potential for a new way to use light. 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