Lighting Guerrilla's Laboratory, joined by the Finnish grandmaster of lighting Kari Kola, this time strives to realize one of the most demanding projects so far. The ambitious illumination of the park Zvezda in Ljubljana represents the final phase of a several months running workshop that Kari Kola held with students (and their professors) from the Faculty of Architecture, Faculty of Natural Sciences – Department of Textiles, Academy of Fine Arts and Design and School of Design and Photography.

The project aims to test contemporary techniques of urban lighting. The concept of the illumination stems from the geometry of the park and its flora, where the use of different dynamic light sources and hovering sculptures creates a special kind of ambiental experience. Conceived as a huge open-air installation, the park is thus transformed into a geometrical playground of lights and abstract shapes that constantly change the park's character. The project is made in cooperation with various groups of students and their mentors (Elena Fajt, Marija Jenko, doc. dr. Tomaž Novljan, Boštjan Drinovec and Damijan Kracina) who will be able to enrich their knowledge and experience in the fields of light design and collective endeavor, which makes the project even more valuable. 

 

KARI KOLA is an artist and light designer who's illuminated many different commercial and artistic projects, while also creating various and quite extensive light installations in the natural environment. Kari Kola works as a technical an art director with many productions and his work is characterized by a skillful combination of different expressive means and media. He's the founder of a successful company Valoparta and the Aurora Carealis festival that was held in Finland last December for the first time.

 

Until 1st June.

The project is supported by: Kritine Majde, Riwal najem opreme, d.o.o., Elektro Ljubljana d.d. // Coproduction: Faculty of Architecture, Faculty of Natural Sciences- Department of Textiles, Academy of Fine Arts and Photography, School of Design and Photography, Glej Theatre