Lighting Guerrilla is turning on the lights in different
public spaces for the sixth consecutive year already.
Parks, streets, galleries and cultural centers for a
few weeks yearly beat to the rhythm of this festival,
which is each year dedicated to a certain topic.
Detectives of Light, Repetition, Recycling, City! and
Sound were the main topics of previous editions of the
festival. This year it revolves around Movement.
The artists will be exploring the interaction between
movement and light in relation to space and also to
the spectator as a co-creator. The sound still stays
one of the key elements in the individual settings,
installations and objects, while this time colours
will be featured as well. You will be able to shine in
the flares of light in the V.I.P. project and
co-create various light images in different other
projects. Exhibitions of objects and installations in
the open air and gallery spaces, videoinstallations,
spatial settings, »interactive«
projections, workshops and shows are the leitmotiv of
the Lighting guerrilla's program, while a new feature
of this year’s program is film screenings in Slovenska
kinoteka. Light in the movies significantly shapes the
atmosphere of the movie and can be a key factor in the
creation of the narrative. Apart from Slovenska
kinoteka, the festival this year is joined by Plesni
Teater Ljubljana, an important co-creator of this
year's program. A new associate member is also Academy
of Design, while the center of the festival’s
activities is Vžigalica gallery and its surroundings.
Light is
a part of everyman’s everyday life. At the
same time it is a source of infinite ways of
expression, just as
art is a part of our everyday lives! They are
taken as granted due to the fact that both are
omnipresent in our lives, and their value is often
unrecognized. No life is possible without light, and
art is an essential part of life, therefore they are
priceless. Some European countries have recognized the
significance of art in the public space long ago,
which is why they are now even legally committed to
allocate financial resources to art projects available
for the public. The role of the artist in the urban
public space here is neglected (a decoration for
tourists at best) and it seems that nowadays art has
even become a needless expense. Those that have
pillaged and looted the state and some individual
bitter men have joined forces against the “big
spenders” – artists and cultural associations, but the
numbers are telling a different story. Cultural
associations and artists make use of minimal resources
to produce enormous results that are hard to compete
with. Artists, cultural associations and institutions
are those that create the dynamic pulse of the
capital, thus distinguishing it from rural and
residential areas. Art
is life itself!
Art must be defended
from the egos of those that govern, from their
ignorance, bitterness and fear of the individuals!
Lighting Guerrilla
Movement, Ljubljana – various locations,
May 17th – June 16th 2012
Lighting Guerrilla is turning on the lights in
different public spaces for the sixth
consecutive year already. Parks, streets,
galleries and cultural centers for a few weeks
yearly beat to the rhythm of this festival,
which is each year dedicated to a certain
topic. Detectives of Light, Repetition,
Recycling, City! and Sound were the main
topics of previous editions of the festival.
This year it revolves around Movement.
The artists will be exploring the interaction
between movement and light in relation to
space and also to the spectator as a
co-creator. The sound still stays one of the
key elements in the individual settings,
installations and objects, while this time
colours will be featured as well. You will be
able to shine in the flares of light in the
V.I.P. project and co-create various light
images in different other projects.
Exhibitions of objects and installations in
the open air and gallery spaces,
videoinstallations, spatial settings,
»interactive« projections,
workshops and shows are the leitmotiv of the
Lighting guerilla's program, while a new
feature of this year’s program is film
screenings in Slovenska kinoteka. Light in the
movies significantly shapes the atmosphere of
the movie and can be a key factor in the
creation of the narrative. Apart from
Slovenska kinoteka, the festival this year is
joined by Plesni Teater Ljubljana, an
important co-creator of this year's program. A
new associate member is also Visoka šola za
dizajn, while the center of the festival’s
activities is Vžigalica gallery and its
surroundings.
Light is a part of everyman’s
everyday life. At the same time it is a source
of infinite ways of expression, just as art is
a part of our everyday lives! They are taken
as granted due to the fact that both are
omnipresent in our lives, and their value is
often unrecognized. No life is possible
without light, and art is an essential part of
life, therefore they are priceless. Some
European countries have recognized the
significance of art in the public space long
ago, which is why they are now even legally
committed to allocate financial resources to
art projects available for the public. The
role of the artist in the urban public space
here is neglected (a decoration for tourists
at best) and it seems that nowadays art has
even become a needless expense. Those that
have pillaged and looted the state and some
individual bittermen have joined forces
against the “big spenders” – artists and
cultural associations, but the numbers are
telling a different story. Cultural
associations and artists make use of minimal
resources to produce enormous results that are
hard to compete with. Artists, cultural
associations and institutions are those that
create the dynamic pulse of the capital, thus
distinguishing it from rural and residential
areas. Art is life itself!
Art must be defended from the egos of those
that govern, from their ignorance, bitterness
and fear of the individuals!
