Lyon Light Festival Forum – Programme
Thursday 10 December 2017
LUCI members & guests only
17:30 – 19:00: Unveiling the luminescent tramway
Reserved for LUCI members and invitees only
Rhônexpress Platform – Part-Dieu Train Station, Villette side
Embark on the first luminescent tramway and discover a local innovation developed by the young company WAS LIGHT during this world premiere.
19:00 – 22:00: Welcome cocktail
Skyroom ONLYLYON –Oxygen Tower
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Jean-Dominique Durand, Deputy Mayor, Heritage, City of Lyon
Thursday 10 December 2017
Village Lumière – Palais de la Bourse/CCI (unless stayte
Conferences: At the Frontiers of Light
Frontiers of Light separate the visible from the invisible, shadow from light, the discernible universe from the unknown. To talk about frontiers of light is to question our limits and explore, even conquer, new territories. It is to test the dichotomy between permanent and event lighting in search of inputs and inspirations that arise between these two dimensions of a lighting strategy. By approaching these frontiers of light through various fields, the Lyon Light Festival Forum Conferences aim to open the door to new horizons on light to foster innovation and creativity.
- Moderator: Mark Burton-Page
09:30 – 10:15: Registration & coffee
10:15 – 10:30: Opening of the Conferences
- Karine Dognin-Sauze
10:30 – 13:00: Exploring the frontiers of urban light
To explore the frontiers of light is an attempt to expand the limits of our knowledge and to be amazed by the new dimensions of this rich substance. It is also a way to reveal the poetic and artistic dimensions of light. A Designer, an Artist and a Cinematographer get a carte blanche to question our limits, practices, and to broaden the way we currently see light.
- Marc Aurel, Jason Bruges & Pierre-William Glenn
13:00 – 14:30: Lunch
14:30 – 16:30: Innovation and creativity, the new frontiers of light
Light as a substance to be sculpted is an endless source of inspiration and creation. The proof being its increasingly precise and inventive use in temporary installations and performances, sparking as much emotion and imagination as reflection. While innovation, especially technical and digital, stretches the physical limits of light, shouldn’t it first serve the piece of art by unveiling new creative and artistic dimensions?
- Jean-Baptiste Hardoin, David-Alexandre Chanel & Jonathan Richer, Maya Benainous & Cyril Laurier
16:30 – 20:00: Discovering a light installation: Fresque#1
At the heart of the Village Lumiere, the digital-video artist Lionel Palun will present his work Fresque #1 created for the Europe + Japan Festival project.
Followed by: Networking and Drinks
20:00 – 23:00: Fête des Lumières
Friday 8 December 2017
LUCI members & guests only
10:30 – 11:00: Welcome Coffee
Salle Ampère – Palais de la Bourse/CCI
11:00 – 13:00: Meeting with the organisers of the Fête des Lumières
The organising team of the Fête des Lumières of the City of Lyon will share its experience with participants and give them a behind-the-scenes look at the event. This presentation will be followed by an informal open discussion.
- Jean-François Zurawik, Christophe Doucet, Gilles Flouret, Romain Tamayo & Julien-Loïc Garin
13:00 – 15:00: Closing Cocktail of the Lyon Light Festival Forum
15:00 – 20:00: Exhibition: “Lumière! The invention of Cinema”
Musée des Confluences
In the 19th century, science and technology experienced a new expansion. Innovations and discoveries which appeared in the field of optics, movement, mechanics and chemistry enabled the Lumière brothers to design a technical and cultural revolution: cinematography.
Born in Lyon and part of the heritage of the city, the invention of the cinema is at the confluence of art and science and also of industry. It has given birth to a new form of leisure which persists to this day. Guided visit with specialised museum staff
- Introduction by Cédric Lesec, Public Relations Director, Musée des Confluences
- Guided visit with specialised museum staff
20:00 – 23:00: Fête des Lumières
©Muriel Chaulet