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ART & DESIGN / AMSTERDAM LIGHT FESTIVAL
INTREPID, THE PAPER BOAT ARTIST: Katja Galyuk, City + Light The illuminated paper boat, about 60 times the size of a folded origami boat, has been named Intrepid, meaning ‘brave’, or better yet, ‘audacious’. With her simple approach, Galyuk highlights what the city stands for through this artwork: safety and security, a place with beacons and landmarks that have become a part of the daily lives of the city’s residents. In this way, the paper boat is an everyday object that, as the result of a slight transformation, can have a great effect. www.citypluslight.com
ARBORESCENCE ARTISTS: Loop.pH This winter, a spectacular, futuristic-looking landscape arose from the Herengracht. Arborescence looks like a crossing between a system of advanced streetlights and the porous stems of a mystical mangrove forest, teeming with fireflies and glowworms. The elements float on pontoons on the water’s surface and are illuminated from below by way of sensor-equipped LED lights that react to the movements of the water. Arborescence is the visualisation of an idea, the application of new technological possibilities in regards to energy use, packaged in a setting of trees. www.Loop.pH
CIRCLE OF LIFE ARTIST: Rob van Houten Circle of Life is a Möbius strip, or a loop with only one surface and one side. The artwork is about eternity, about the endless stream of water in the canals and the rush of people to the city. The colours of the ring also play an important role in this scene. It starts off in a milky white colour, depicting an empty city needing to be filled with life. When someone crosses the Melkmeisjesbrug, the intense light flows in both directions and blends together to form new colours. www.orbitect.nl