Farnham artist trips the light
fantastic
UCA's exciting Danish scuplture artist Tine Bech set
Farnham alight with bright coloured lights in an event
sponsored by Farnham Creates and the Arts Council
England. Over 150 people joined a light trail on 18
October beginning at the Crafts Study Centre and
culminating in a permanent light installation on a
bridge at the Maltings Arts Centre. The bridge was
rigged with a sensory device so the lights changed
colour sequence in rhythm with the
pedestrians crossing over.
On completing the light trail, members of the public
were invited to a graffiti light workshop where they
had the opportunity to make their own designs using
bright coloured LEDs.
The sustainable LEDs used in the installation, are an
eco-friendly form of future street lighting, provided
by Urbis Lighting Limited, a lighting manufacturing
company based in Hampshire.
Commenting on the project, Tine Bech said: "Light is a
powerful substance. With the Interactive Streetlight
Installation, the Light Trail and the Light Workshop
the aim was to create a dialogue - a pulse –
between the audience and the artwork and to make their
experience an essential part of the work."
In 2009 an Arts and Science Light
Project will be offered to schools as part of
a collaborative project led by the University for
the Creative Arts and the University of Surrey.
Tine Bech is a visual artist who works with
installation, sound, sculpture and drawing. She was
born in Denmark, but now lives and works in London. She
has exhibited her work in Scandinavia, Europe and the
USA. Tine's website address is: www.tinebech.com.