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The Creation uses light, movement, and sound to explore the evolving link between natural forces and human structures. In three scenes - Birth, Shine, and Vortex - it reflects cycles of emergence, change, and continuity. Lights cluster with sculptural forms to create a contemplative space, evoking a sense of connection to the cosmos and human creativity.
Tender soul of ocean blends technology, nature, and humanity. It translates hidden environmental cues into visible lights, emphasizing nature's messages. Placed along the coastline, it showcases flowing lights' beauty, adjusting instantly to the wind's force and direction, revealing subtle sea breeze shifts. This fusion of tech and nature sparks contemplation on the natural world's dialogues, unveiling the profound link between humanity and the environment.
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Light Up the Love River Bay is an exterior lighting project for the Love River Bay in Kaohsiung. The project is divided into three sections. Architectural luminaires light the riverbanks over a wide area and change color slowly. Concert lighting on the Kaohsiung Music Center changes color quickly in time with music. Meteor lights form eleven hexagonal installations that recall islands between the seas, covering 3,300 square meters on the water. The cross-harbor light of the Great Tiger Bridge spans 400 meters. Residents can select the riverbank colors through an application.
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The Luo Shan Feng is not only the wind but also the driving force of life for the local people. After learning to live with the wind, they also develop a lifestyle that suits local conditions. Under the strong wind, to create a soothing atmosphere, the shape is considered to be arc-shaped. Through works of art, the wind can blow away the fatigue in life and let people dance with the wind. The work uses bamboo and steel bars as the primary materials, and LED light strips are placed around them. The swirl-like shape attracts people into the space and becomes a space for tourist interaction.
Prism glass wall reflect and refract existing urban panorama of the Chao Phraya River, one of the representative Bangkok's scenery. The structure made with 300 pieces of glass prisms supported by sand blast finish stainless steel offers alternative perspective with its prism light. There is no additional lighting in the structure not only minimizes energy consumption while serves as a critique of light pollution in current urban setting. The installation is a testament to the boundless possibilities of light art installation has been displayed in Asia-wide with its easy assembly system.
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By day, the form evokes a Qing Dynasty merchant vessel surging through the waves, a frozen moment of splashing spray that crystallizes the harbor's former glory. As night falls, the artwork transforms into soaring Beehive Fireworks, using the interplay of light and shadow to whisper a serene prayer. The piece utilizes reflections on the water to create a symmetrical top down view of the fireworks, while the natural ripples of the water authentically recreate the erratic, crisscrossing dynamism of the pyrotechnics.
Arrival is a temporary light installation built from two vertically stacked recycled shipping containers. The containers form a narrow walkable passage with curved steel surfaces inspired by the bow of a ship entering a harbor. Mirrors at both ends reflect the city, the sea, and the visitors, blurring the boundary between real space and reflection. Integrated LED lighting and a mist system activate the passage during evening hours. Arrival shows how retired industrial materials can become an immersive public artwork.
Infinite Wave is a design that materializes the flows of water and the variation of time in the Yuejin Port of Tainan, Taiwan. The installation takes on varied appearances as day transitions into night, where artificial and natural light cross paths, guiding viewers to perceive changes in both space and time. As moonlight slowly emerges, crimson rays reminiscent of blood permeate the artwork, allowing the contours to come into clarity. By the dead of night, as artificial light spreads across the installation, multidimensional light waves intertwine once again in space.
Constellation is a lighting project for a creative retail store in Singapore. Classic filament bulbs with a diameter of 95 millimetres are arranged at the entrance to add depth and visual interest. Within the main atrium, warm gradient illumination is combined with accent light to highlight architectural features and handcrafted items. LED strips and LED bulbs keep the power demand low. The layout is symmetrical and aligned with the floor, walls, ceiling and glass facade. The light is visible from the pedestrian walk, showing that the store is open.
The Global Vision is a monumental eye-shaped light installation that embodies the theme of immigration. The installation allows people to walk through a colorful labyrinth that sheds light on the challenges of immigration. The structure's colors constantly alter which symbolizes the changes that immigrants face in a new environment. When viewed from above, a giant eye is formed by the intersection of two semicircles which represent the East and West hemispheres on Earth.
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Luminous Island is a light art exhibition held in Penghu, Taiwan. The theme is the ocean world of Penghu in autumn and winter. Thirteen light art installations are inspired by marine creatures. The lanterns combine fabric with small LED lights, instead of the usual iron and fabric structure. Fiber optics are used to shape a marine kingdom, and mechanical parts allow some lanterns to open and close. Corridors at the entrance and the exit form the feeling of entering and leaving an underwater world. Rust-proof and corrosion-resistant materials protect the lanterns near the sea.
Nowadays, Recessed Lights RL are widely used in buildings. Besides serving as a technical light source, the RL can attract more attention as a decorative element in the space. Modules come in different forms and colors. In Modulo, the lamp has been proposed as a module, enhancing the variety of this light fixture and making it more adaptable to the space. Modulo offers three unique modules: Outside, Inside, and Lamp. The Outside and Inside modules provide many options for selection. The Lamp module offers various cap colors, Kelvin temperature options, light intensities, and beam angles.