February 2012
New Gallery Online
Digital Urban Forest, Barking Town Square
New images of Creatmosphere's Digital Urban Forest that sprung up in Barking Town Square in December 2011 are now online. Film piece by Kendal Kemsey capturing the atmosphere of the Forest is due for release soon, we're just working through the final edits.
• Gallery: Digital Urban Forest
• Info: Press Release
The Digital Urban Forest was part of the Molten Festival 2011 and was funded by London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, The Mayor of Londons’ Outer London Fund and The Greater London Authority.
Lighting Design Awards 2012 Finalists
Lightwaves shortlisted in the Special Projects Category
Creatmosphere is pleased to announce that Light Waves, a large-scale, interactive light, sound and video installation for Ipswich waterfront has been shortlisted in the special projects category for the Lighting Design Awards 2012. Running each night until September 2013, this semi-permanent scheme adds a new dimension to a neglected part of Ipswich waterfront.
• Gallery: Light Waves
• Press: Guardian Article
Light Waves has been commissioned by Suffolk County Council and Ipswich Borough Council in partnership with DanceEast and funded by Arts Council England and Smartest Energy.Read Press Release
December 2011
Saint Lukes Church Light Up from 4pm until 8pm
West Norwood Feast, South London
Saint Lukes Church and Gardens in West Norwood got its own Creatmosphere glow during the West Norwood Feast. This new people-powered street market brings a Food Fair, Retro Village, Artisan’s Market and Gardener’s Corner to this pocket of South London, in a monthly Sunday event that bringing life back to the high street.
Thanks to Purple Sheep for lighting, controls and their support onsite.
• Gallery: Saint Lukes Light Up
• More Info: West Norwood Feast
December 2011 - March 2012
Wood Street Regeneration, Waltham Forest
Outer London Fund Round 1
Appointed as Creative Lighting Consultation
Creatmosphere joins a multidisciplinary team led by East Architecture and Gortscott Architects and curator Ashley Mc Cormick, as Creative Lighting Consultant for the Olympic Borough of Waltham Forest Wood Street Public Realm Regeneration Scheme which is funded by the Outer London Fund.
Creatmosphere, with the rest of the team designed an initial festive scheme that plays on the diversity of trees in the area, makes coloured intervention on new lighting columns and gobos projectors where artwork has been created by the community. The festive stage of the project is being seen as a testing bed for future permanent interventions that will be happening in 2012.
Artwork: Serena Montesissa
29 October 2011
Dandelion Light Field
Beckett Park, Northampton
Creatmosphere created a stunning field of Dandelions Lights that flew between 5-10meters in the air during the UK’s first dedicated Night Run in Northampton. The 1 and 1.20meter diameter, wireless controlled helium spheres, tethered on an illuminated stem has been designed to be reactive, where the colors and the patterns of light across the field respond to the wind.
Creating a large field of giant illuminated flowers the installation covered a 8000m2 park space flying 10meters in the air producing a large-scale dynamic visual spectacle responding to the local conditions.
• Gallery: Dandelion Light Field
The installation was part of a Cultural Olympiad Event, Night Run Northampton, and was funded by Arts Council England and supported by Northampton Brough Council.
July 2011
Public Art Network Award in North America
River Mapping on the Bow, Calgary, Canada August 2010
The River of Light was recognised in the top 50 outstanding public art projects during the Public Art Network Year for 2010. 500 illuminated spheres were released onto the Bow River creating a nighttime flotilla of light as they traveled 7.5Km downstream. Our thanks to over a 100 volunteers, over 40 Kayakers, and the 10,000 onlookers who lined the riverbanks that night to watch what was and will remain an incredible lasting memory of the
River Bow.
A new Public Art Catalogue (11MB) has now been released in Calgary that documents this and five other artist projects that created the Celebration of the Bow River Festival in 2010. The catalogue was written by local writer Linda Hawke and the photographer was Carlos Amat.
A special thank you to everyone at the City of Calgary and the
Public Arts Department for their support. We hope to be back there soon.
• Web: www.riveroflight.org
• Press: Calgary Journal Article
• Gallery: Sources & River of Light
• Gallery: Flickr
Photograph credit: Michael Magnan
