Presentation by Maia on examples of light art for Design Nerd Jam 4.5: Light Play. Held in Vancouver Canada on Friday October 22, 2010.

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“Here comesVancouver, here comes the rain”

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Freezelight
Light Stories
Flyfire
Playpoi
Heliomatrix
Light Bar
Jill Anholt
Random photos

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Freezelight
http://vimeo.com/8669028

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Flyfire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlx-M53dC7M
http://senseable.mit.edu/flyfire/

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Höweler + Yoon
Semi-flexible fiber-optic strands responded to the movement of
pedestrians through the field, emitting white light. Activated by
the passersby, the fiber optics transmit light from white LEDs.

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Heliomatrix
mirrors, other reflective surfaces,
can be used to create a light play

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PlayPoi
weights with lights, on the ends of tethers comprise part of a dance

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how does light create a social environment, tell a story?
consider the impact of light on lighting the human, the personality
Light Bar
does the light tell you something about mood, emotion, atmosphere?
Instant Coffee

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Jill Anholt

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KamiYamashita
and then there are shadows, used with light, to create figures

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the lighting of walls and structures

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time exposure . . . . Mr. M. Knowles!
photo by Gabrial Moroson