competition
The Perfect Light Citizen has launched a competition to win a trip to Japan, which includes a stay in James Turrell’s House of Light! Light Collective, the instigators of the Perfect Light research, explains more...
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n 2017, Light Collective set off on a
something to offer the discussion?
on the way to capture the thoughts and
light and to offer them a chance to experience, share
mission to find the Perfect Light and
characters of leading lighting designers
around the globe.
The end product was a 35 minute film that voiced
the thoughts of 22 of the world’s leading lighting
designers at this unique time in the development of light and lighting: www.perfectlightproject.com.
The film was first shown in London, Paris, Berlin,
Milan and New York. There was a surprise showing
at PLDC 2017 and then Reykjavik and Wintertur were added to the tour.
There are also further planned showings in
Stockholm, Beirut and Dubai this year. The project was a huge success and everyone that has viewed
the film has commented on the timely nature of it in questioning our ubiquitous use of LEDS.
The Perfect Light Project is continuing into 2018 and we are looking for people to help contribute to our ongoing research into what exactly is the Perfect
Light. We have space for three or four guests to join us on a Perfect Light Experience. This consists of a
four night trip to Japan between the 4th to 8th June. Have we got your attention? Do you think you have
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We want to select people that are passionate about and discuss light with us as part of our journey to
find the Perfect Light. If you think you have what it takes, upload a video describing a Perfect Light
Experience you have had or would like to have for a chance to be be part of the experience.
Our selection committee consists of Florence Lam from Arup, Nayan Kulkarni from NK Projects and Tapio Rosenius from Lighting Design Collective.
The Perfect Light Project in 2017 led us to conclude that we do not have a perfect light source yet but
there are properties of light that people generally
respond to and love that could help create a Perfect Light. We have created a trip that includes a stay
in James Turrell’s House of Light (a master in the
control of both natural and artificial light) and an opportunity to see one of natures most efficient
light sources – the firefly – up close. It also includes a trip to Citizen HQ at Mount Fuji who will host a
future tech forum and share the experience of the sunset (weather depending!).
The Experience will be captured in a short film. www.perfectlightproject.com/exp