#1 LOST MATTER
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LOST MATTER
WHO: Jeppe Holm & Irene Liut
WHERE: Matrikel 1. Gammel Strand 26-28, 1202 København
ABOUT THE LIGHT WORK
As humans we are so much more than our physical bodies and what we are able to perceive with our five senses. We are surrounded by an aura of subtile vibrant fine particles, that radiates colors. We all know how a person’s energy can linger in a room long after they have left. And how, when a person dies, in some way some part of them stays with us after they are gone. We want to depict the intangible phenomenon of the energetic imprint we as humans leave behind.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Jeppe and Irene are studying lighting design together at Aalborg University. Irene is originally from northern Italy and she moved to Denmark to study Art and Technology, Jeppe is an electrical engineer that worked with lights in many different forms. They share a passion for visual arts and lasers, which brought them together to work in this and other projects.
#2 SWAYING SEAGRASS
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SWAYING SEAGRASS
WHO: Søren Norge Lauridsen & Dagmar Bille Milthers
WHERE: Matrikel 1. Gammel Strand 26-28, 1202 København
ABOUT THE LIGHT WORK
This light piece is a study in movement, animation, and light as a material, with soft sub-aquatic movements as inspiration. It brings the movements of seagrass to the cityscape in the form of a dynamic light installation, in a frame-by-frame animation. As the frames change, it gives an impression of dynamic movement in an image that brings citylights and nature together.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Søren Norge Lauridsen , b. 1993, Herning. Søren has a passion for creating engaging experiences using a mix of physical and digital mediums. He creates universes with narratives that the user can immerse themselves into. Søren has a BA in Communication Design from Design School Kolding and has been working within the field of exhibition design for a couple of years. He is now studying for a Masters degree in Lighting Design at AAU, Copenhagen.
Dagmar Bille Milthers , b. 1993, København. Dagmar creates installations in new media that explores movement and narratives that seek to trigger further imagery in the viewer. She works with new material to obtain an understanding of what it wants to be, and what narratives it can convey through imitation, mimicry and interaction with an audience. Having recently returned from Aalborg where she received a BA in Art & Technology from AAU, she is now studying for a Masters degree in Lighting Design at AAU, Copenhagen.
#3 THE WATERCOLOR WINDOW
THE WATERCOLOR WINDOW
WHO: Nikolaj Dinesen & Senja Ruohonen
WHERE: Matrikel 1. Gammel Strand 26-28, 1202 København
ABOUT THE LIGHT WORK
The Watercolor Window is a look into a futuristic organic nature where colors blend together in a flowing movement shifting between abstract paintings and clearer patterns resembling elements in nature. Inspired by the sci-fi movie Annihilation it captures the idea of stretching and distorting nature, but with the combination of the organic water movement which watercolors perform as the artist produces the watercolor painting. The installation shifts between offering both a meditational space with slow progressions in movement, and a more storybased narrative. We hope you will enjoy the Watercolor Window as much as we did creating it.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Nikolaj Dinesen
Cand.Scient in Computer Science and Informatics. Nikolaj has worked with lighting installations and digital scenography as a freelancer for the past 6 years through his own business and in various companies.The installation is produced with selected equipment from Nikolaj. Currently studying Lighting Design at Aalborg University Copenhagen.
Senja Ruohonen
BA Culture and Arts from Film School in Cinematography and Editing. Senja has worked for 7 years in the movie industry in Finland and Czech Republic making lighting solutions on large movie productions. The installation is produced with watercolor paintings done by Senja. Currently studying Lighting Design at Aalborg University Copenhagen.
#4 RANYATELA
RANYATELA
WHO: Ebba Palmquist, Mateusz Palenica & Elena Ferraro.
WHERE: Matrikel 1. Gammel Strand 26-28, 1202 København
ABOUT THE LIGHT WORK
Ranyatela is a light installation that is inspired by and based on the entanglement of a spider’s web. With colorful, dynamic light, the perceiver is drawn into a mixture of nature and articiality, created with the help of a symbiosis between unnatural colors and the organic features of the web.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
The group behind Ranyatela consists of four people from different corners of Europe, who come from a background in art, technology and design and have their strong passion for lighting design in common. Through this project they will use their respective strengths in planning, imagining, observing and experimenting in order to successfully create a dynamic and alluring artwork.
#5 INTRINSIC FLOW
INTRINSIC FLOW
WHO: Oana Predescu & Nikolaj Dinesen
WHERE: Matrikel 1. Gammel Strand 26-28, 1202 København
ABOUT THE LIGHT WORK
INTRINSIC FLOW, a light projection installation conceptualizing the connection between trees and humans. A tree’s energy is derived and flowing, so are humans. The installation will interact with people using sensory motion. With this motion, the installation is depicting how the tree’s veins act like bundles of tubes carrying water and oxygen.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Oana Predescu Interior architect with focus on light. I am a dedicated architectural designer, with experience in the field of interior architecture. Since graduating my studies I have worked in several architectural agendas, as well as a freelancer, as an interior designer in Italy, Milano and as architect assistant for Bucharest Municipality, district 5. These experiences have provided me with the opportunity to be involved in projects ranging from high-end residentials, food and beverage, design of spaces and urban landscape planning. Currently studying Lighting Design at Aalborg University Copenhagen.
Nikolaj Dinesen Cand. Scient. Computer science and Informatics. I have worked with lighting installations and digital scenography as a freelancer for the past 6 years through my own business and in various companies.The installation is produced with selected equipment from Nikolaj. Currently studying Lighting Design at Aalborg University in Copenhagen.
#6 BIOLUMINESCENCE
BIOLUMINESCENCE
WHO: Antti Heikka & Karolina Palica
WHERE: Matrikel 1. Gammel Strand 26-28, 1202 København
ABOUT THE LIGHT WORK
Bioluminescence is the emission of light by a living organism. It occurs widely among marine organisms as well as among insects, bacteria, and fungi [1]. It has inspired mankind since the earliest times as ancient Chinese and Japanese legends spoke about mysterious lights in the forests made by dragons and gods and, thanks to Aristotle, the bioluminescence of the ocean was referred to as ‘burning of the sea’ [2].
The project explores the concept and investigates the fairy-tale scenographic possibilities of bioluminescence.
[1] Shimomura, Osamu. Bioluminescence: chemical principles and methods . World Scientific, 2006.
[2] Oesper, Ralph E. “A History of Luminescence (Harvey, E. Newton).” (1958): A182.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Antti Heikka is a Finnish graduate of Industrial Design Engineering, who developed a passion for lighting during his studies in The Netherlands and proceeded to study a Master’s in Lighting Design at the Aalborg University in Copenhagen. Having always been interested in biology and fond of the physical world and nature, he finds it exciting to combine these passions together in this lighting installation.
Karolina Palica is a graduate of Medialogy at Aalborg University where she developed a passion for light installations that she pursues in studying Lighting Design. Previous work includes explorative and interactive light installation ‘The Tree of Light’ for a bachelor project and ‘Leaky Pipe’ for the art and theatre performance ‘Industria’ on Illutron (2020).
#7 THE DIMENSION BEYOND
THE DIMENSION BEYOND
WHO: Luca Pellizzari
WHERE: Matrikel 1. Gammel Strand 26-28, 1202 København
ABOUT THE LIGHT WORK
A portal that leads to a new dimension is created through the cube: The Dimension Beyond. Its structure is created through light, which reveals it and gives us access to it. The space is dynamic and changes according to the point of view through which it is observed, giving us the possibility to plunge into and explore it. Where is the boundary of reality? The Dimension Beyond challenges our perception and leads us to question it.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Luca Pellizzari
Born in 1997 in Italy, Luca Pellizzari is a lighting enthusiast and a lighting design student in AAU in Copenhagen. With a background in product design, Luca is particularly interested in investigating the relationship between light and materiality and shape, in order to find new unexpected expressions of that.
#8 CAPTURE: AURORA
CAPTURE: AURORA
WHO: Panagiotis Stamidis & Filipe Almeida
WHERE: Matrikel 1. Gammel Strand 26-28, 1202 København
ABOUT THE LIGHT WORK
Aurora is a phenomenon that people are amazed by its majesty. The inspiration for the installation comes from the idea of “controlling” this phenomenon. In an analogue perspective, using light and a holographic paper, Aurora is captured on a piece of canvas. Every part of the installation is visible so someone can explore, from different angles, the effect made by light and materials.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Panagiotis Stamidis
I am 26 years old from Thessaloniki, Greece. My desire for the general field of architecture started when I was working as a sales assistant in a clothes company through decoration. As my bachelor is in accounting, I decided to change my professional career just last year by studying Interior Design at AKTO college in Thessaloniki Greece. Through that decision, I had the opportunity to get to know lighting design that led me to attend the master of Lighting Design at Aalborg University, Copenhagen. I might not have much experience, but I do have much inspiration and enthusiasm for Lighting Design from an architectural and artistic perspective.
Filipe Almeida was born in Lisbon, Portugal and recently moved to Denmark to attend a Master’s in Lighting Design at the AAU University in Copenhagen. For the past 10 years has been working as an architect and an artist. It was during his early teenage years that he started obsessively exploring analog photography and the fascination of the dark room. It was during those years that the awareness of light grew and led to a steady research and exploration of its qualities and emotions through architecture and artistic expression.
#9 ONE HEAD. OUR CONSCIOUSNESS
ONE HEAD. OUR CONSCIOUSNESS
WHO: Begoña Sanchez, Nicoline Jo Højer Hansen & Annabelle Hill
WHERE: Matrikel 1. Gammel Strand 26-28, 1202 København
ABOUT THE LIGHT WORK
One head. Our consciousness.
We as humans have always been connected not only through the elements of nature that we can see but also the unseen. But what is the unseen? How can we perceive the unseen? Our installation will use light to express the link between the mind, identity and the unknown causing people to wonder about our own reality, the nature of humans ourselves and our connection within this universe.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Begoña Sanchez is a Mexican architect passionate about lighting in the sense of how light can create emotions and improve spaces for people. She has found her inspiration in Louis Kahn’s and Luis Barragán’s use of natural light. Begoña has been working with lighting in many different multidisciplinary projects since 2016. Currently she is studying a Masters in Lighting Design at Aalborg University in Copenhagen.
Nicoline Jo Højer Hansen is a creative, curious and optimistic project-pioneer from Denmark. She has always had a passion for light, its meaning and influence on our experience as people. Her lighting design draws on her experience in events and marketing as she connects human interaction and psychology with lighting atmospheres. She’s driven by expressive, rebellious artists combined with the beauty of the unseen. She is among others inspired by Olafur Eliasson, Gernot Böhme, Carl Jung, dream interpretation and hidden symbols.
Annabelle Hill is an engineer and artist currently studying a Masters in Lighting Design at AAU in Copenhagen. Drawing on both engineering and artistic pursuits, she is passionate about wellbeing and the role of our built environment on the human experience. Her works are a unique connection between physical realities and the expressive, creative nature of art. Annabelle is curious about the subconscious world and is influenced by artists such as Hilma af Klint and the works of Carl Jung, Alain de Botton & Plato. Her art can be found on Instagram: @anoulaart.
