The workshop Lights in Alingsås is the topic of this post and the reason it is here is that I was part of it and I enjoyed a lot, so this post will be a little more personal than the usual!
This was the 15th anniversary of this light event and to celebrate it, the organizers added a special feature as a gift for us and the visitors, music. But not any music, music by the Norwegian Edvard Grieg. The idea was to give another dimension to the experience and it was a success from my point of view.
Edvard Grieg (picture from http://www.lightsinalingsas.se/en)
The workshop was filled with participants from everywhere and meeting all of them was a pleasure. On the firsts days we had tour through the sites and lectures with the heads so we could choose the one that fits best for each one of us. The visit to the sites included day and night tours and the music on each site was already being played.
The next step was to choose our 1st, 2nd and 3rd options of sites and the organizers would select us and try to give us our first option. My choice for the site was The Tree and it was my first option with the song called Morning Mood. The music and the environment were a good match and that was the reason I’ve chosen it.
After that, it was already hands on! During the day we would work on our concept and check luminaires we wanted to test and during the night it was the testing time.
The concept we developed was based on a journey to the unknown that would be reveled at the main tree. Also, during this journey the travelers would encounter creatures and surreal places until he or she realizes that it was all real.
Where the journey starts! (picture by Bao An Pham)
In between so many colors and textures, there is some white light that enhance the reality part, so you know you are safe!
Final result (picture by Patrik Gunnar Helin)
Team: Amanda Isabell Codling, Andreas Nilsson, Anton Bengtsson, Bao-An Pham, Dennis Rankovic, Irina Lindqvist, Kristen Garibaldi, Kasper Bruto, Martina Thorup, Patsy Louise Bellido, Paul Ehlert, Roger Kleivdal, Seren Dincel.
Another site with interesting concept was the Klämma where the music was: In the Hall of the Mountain King. Their concept can be seen in the video below:
Klämma (picture by Robert Persson)
The pictures can never show how amazing the installations were, especially with the music and movement that all of them had.
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