▲ One of the projects that was scheduled to be released at the '2020 Luminale'. (Photo courtesy of=Messe Frankfurt)     © World Lighting News.

 

· Written by : Jung-Bae Kim. Publisher & Editor. Lighting Critic.

 

'Light + Building 2020' (2020 Frankfurt International Lighting Exhibition), which was

scheduled to be held in March of this year, was changed to September 27 due to 'Corona 19'.  So the world's architecture, interior, lighting, urban landscape, public design , Media

Facade officials could not see one 'Big Event of Lighting' that can be seen once in two

years.

 

This is the lighting event “Luminale” held in Frankfurt and the surrounding Ammine area in line with the exhibition “Light + Building” held every two years for lighting arts and urban design.

Originally  'Luminale' is a large-scale lighting event held under the theme of lighting, city, and future. It aims to create a popular and high-quality program in terms of artistic

content and contextual content.

 

However, the more important goal of 'Luminale' is to continue to contribute to urban

development through dialogue with artists, creative thinking, city planners, scientists and

city residents.

 

Each project of “Luminale”, which focuses on urban vision in the fields of light,

architecture, technology, ecology, urban social interaction, or history and culture, is based on practical experiences with interdisciplinary dialogue. In this process, 'Luminale' is the

source of ideas and impulses and serves as a coordinator, communicator and test

laboratory.

 

 

▲ One of the projects that was scheduled to be released at the '2020 Luminale'. (Photo courtesy of=Messe Frankfurt)     © World Lighting News.

 

 

◆ 'The concept of ‘Luminale’

‘Luminale’ has been held since 2002 in Frankfurt and its surrounding Offenbach every two years. Founded by Messe Frankfurt as a companion event for “Light + Building”, the

world's leading trade fair for lighting and building technology.

 

The “Bienale” is one of the largest lighting events in the world today. Today's “Luminale”

has grown into an important cultural event in the Rhine-Main region, with approximately

250,000 visitors and 150 projects each time it is held to light up Frankfurt and nearby

Offenbach.

 

Since 2018, 'Luminale' is a biennale for lighting arts and urban design, and has pursued

the goal of not only making a sustainable contribution to urban design, but also creating popular and high-quality programs in terms of art and content.

 

Therefore, in 'Luminal', the city is not only a stage, but also a major component of the

festival itself. In the interface between urban light, architecture, technology, ecological and social interactions, projects that compete with future urban visions turn into practical

experiences with interdisciplinary dialogue on related issues.

 

'Luminale' is presenting programs in five areas. CURATED presents a selected location for

thematic lighting arts, TALK presents lectures and conversations with prominent experts,

and STUDY presents projects from universities and other educational institutions. This

includes a project that freely and experimentally handles light and cities outside the

selected areas of the community with a unique spirit.

 

Finally, the BETTER CITY section focuses on all the projects that will be permanently

preserved in the city and contribute to the sustainability of the 'Luminale'.

'Light Walk', which serves as the heart of 'Luminale' in urban space, combines interesting

places with city walking tours and public art galleries.

These places tell the history of the city, proclaim the visions and desires of the residents,

create an identity and shape the city atmosphere. New places appear in dynamically

changing cities such as Frankfurt and Offenbach, squares disappear, fall into oblivion, or

become objects-free. These changes, monuments, and landmarks become important

venues and themes of light art projects in the 'Light Walk'.

 

 

▲ One of the projects that was scheduled to be released at the '2020 Luminale'. (Photo courtesy of=Messe Frankfurt)     © World Lighting News.

 

 

◆ Special focus : 'Digital Romance'

For the first time this year, 'Luminale' was the subject of 'All themes' and invited all

categories of participants to be inspired by 'Digital Romantic' in project development and to see the city and its places with this theme in mind. Invited. This topic was not required, but it was presented as a 'proposal for concept development' or 'a possible intellectual

starting point'.

 

Why did you choose this theme? This is because “Digital Romanticism” is “the medium

and material of art and urban design”. Especially in 'Digital Romanticism', light seems to

be a suitable medium to solve the problem of digital and romantic interaction.

 

Next year, the Deutsche Romantik-Museum in Frankfurt Main will be opened. In this

regard, “Luminale” is seeking the connection between the romantic era and the present

digital revolution.

And I want to show that the art of light can not only transform the surface, but also

develop effective power into the skin of a building.
By creating places that are not yet well known to us, opening perspectives, and revealing

layers of previously hidden meanings, 'Luminale' is a place where light can create places

beyond the real world, often confusing, tricky, and almost overwhelming Explore what you can make with. And ask if you need this place.

Analog is a solution that delivers and reinterprets analog content? Can new images be

kept in mind to prevent the flood of endless content? Does lighting art quickly disappear as a stage event or satisfy your desire for something that is true, beautiful and good?

‘Luminale’ asks these various questions to us.

 

Fortunately, the contents of the “Luminale” that I haven't seen in Frankfurt this spring can be seen on the internet. This is because some of the projects that were scheduled to be

shown in the 'Luminal' this year on the Internet have been released by the 'Luminale E.V.', which is in charge of promoting Messe Frankfurt and the 'Luminale'.

It is also good to watch the works of the '2020 Luminale' even on the Internet video, as it is difficult to get out of the house with 'Corona 19'.

▶ Website: www.luminale.de

 

 

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