Archive for June, 2010

It’s world cup time

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

To our clients and colleagues, apologies for any bleary-eyedness at this difficult (yet wonderful) time.  Yep, world cup fever has swept the Electrolight office.

Mark, Jess, Tomas and Horatio have all been very quiet since the Shockeroos were trounced by a German unit as efficient as a Bosch drill.  Samantha and I have toned down our rhetoric following a dismal draw with USA! USA! USA!  Rosana is all samba and smiles following Brazil’s opening win while Dave is positively cock-a-hoop with the battling Kiwi’s last gasp draw again the Slovakia Kings.  I’m sure I’m not alone in being awash with emails regarding the world cup but my favourite to date has to be the Lego reconstruction of England’s game with USA.

Nice people saying nice things

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

I have been overwhelmed with the feedback from The Meaning of Light…

Just a short note, to say thank you for putting on such a fantastic show last night.   I really enjoyed it, the nature of the talks certainly kept the cold at bay for me. Sure when you have such an interesting diverse group of speakers there will be highs and not so highs – Rachel’s letter was powerful and heart-felt; Rafael’s talk was captivating, Matt Irwin’s images were mesmerizing, for example.  DAVID ROOKE

Last night was great! You pulled off a really balanced and informative evocation of the power of light to touch people. Well done!  I could relate to all speakers, but was blown away by Rachel Burke’s love letter to light, and Rafael’s interactive light installations.  MALCOM MUNRO

Your gig last night was terrific. All the presenters were interesting and gave me things to think about, but I was particularly moved by Rachel’s letter — I hope she gets it published somewhere, because it’s really well written and worth a wider audience.  All in all, a great success.   MICHAEL MUETZELFELDT

Well done last might, we all really enjoyed the event and the diversity of speakers, I think we are heading down there tonight again at 6.30pm!  MARK GRAHAM

last night’s “The meaning of Light” talk was great! Everyone seemed to find the speakers really interesting. I found Rafael’s presentation quite inspiring.  CATRIONA SIMMONS

Paul – great night.  Well done.  Cheers Mark   MARK HAYCOX

Just a quick note to say thanks for organising Thursday night – despite the cold, it was inspirational to hear others talk about what light meant to them.  Rachel, I particularly enjoyed your letter (PS you’re not the only one that looks at traffic lights and other lit objects to try and guess the Rosco/Lee colour equivalents!).  I’m looking forward to dragging the kids to Fed Square one night to be mesmerised by Rafael’s installation. In the meantime, thanks again and keep up the great work!  JOE CASAMENTO

I thought the whole thing was quite a success, despite my own views about some of the activities presented.  Paul deserves a great deal of credit, not least for the breadth of aspects covered and his skilled handling of the introductions.  The smooth running of the show was clearly due to the efforts and competence of several people, certainly including yourself (Samantha)  BARRY CLARK

Just a quick note to say thanks for both the organization and inspiration for the event last night……I thought it was wonderful-particularly because of the thought you gave to its composition. I got some really nice feedback and I think it will be great to continue this theme into the future…..thanks so much again for your enthusiasm and support. I ran into Rafael this morning and he was so complimentary!  KATE BRENNAN

Thanks again for a great night, I think that it was an amazing time and so well put together..    JOE NORSTER

I didn’t a chance last night amongst the crowd at the end to properly thank you for organising last night. I thought that it was very insightful to hear from such a diversified cohort of speakers who had such a common interest   DAVID HOWARD

I really enjoyed the other night and was sorry I had to leave after Joe’s guerrilla lighting explanation. I was particularly touched by Rachel’s letter to light which as you said on the night was just beautiful. It also unearthed a side to light that I had never considered. I don’t think I will ever look at the cross fade of the traffic lights in the same way again!   STEVE GRENDA

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Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's Solar Equation

The Meaning of Light

Monday, June 7th, 2010

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All images credit Matt Irwin

Thank you so much to everybody who participated in The Meaning of Light.  Thanks to Federation Square for allowing us the indulgence of talking about light at their fabulous fabulous venue, for providing heaters and deck chairs to sit on.  In particular Matt Jones, Kate Brennan and Robyn Archer deserve praise for their vision and tenacity in bringing this project to fruition.

Thanks to the speakers who thought carefully about what light means to them and the role it plays in their lives.  No mean feat to stand up in public and to speak from the heart in the way that you did.

Thanks to Rafael – your work is superb.  The Solar equation is a masterpiece and we are so fortunate as Melburnians to be the first to see it.  Good luck with this project and may it bring joy to many others down the track in other parts of the world.

Thanks to my team at Electrolight – there was a lot of work that went into facilitating The Meaning of Light and while I get the credit, quite simply it couldn’t have happened without you guys.

And last but not least, thanks to all who attended.  Fed Square estimate that there were 300 people there over the course of the event.  Considering it was freezing cold that is just awesome.

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Hands up if you are freezing...

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Dear Light...

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Rafael in the lights