LUCI City under Microscope in Marseille (France)
18 – 21 September 2013
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Light – a tool for urban renewal
14h40 The Geo-poetic of the nocturnal landscape – the Old Port and the MuCEM
Yann Kersalé, Light Artist, AIK Studios
The Old Port of Marseille and the MuCEM (the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations) are both major urban renovation projects implemented by the city in preparation for Marseille-Provence, European Capital of Culture 2013.
The iconic Old Port is the symbol that associates the Mediterranean Sea, its fishermen and its seafarers with the city, being both the entry and the exit of this 1000 year-old harbour – the extension of Marseille’s mythical Cannebière street into the sea. Yann Kersalé’s vision for the Old Port was to work with extreme minimalism, and ensure an uncluttered urban landscape and visual comfort using specially designed masts and the latest technologies.
A cultural edifice that resonates the Mediterranean, the MuCEM at night becomes a symbol of its many blue shades. Its lighting scheme symbolises the continuous transaction between all the cultures exposed at its heart and this mythical sea of such strong character – a perpetual pulse of light thrills its lace-like facades. Yann Kersalé’s artistic lighting of the MuCEM falls within the framework of the French obligation to dedicate 1% of the budget of any new public building project to its artistic adornment.
15h00 The lighting of the Grand Hôtel Intercontinental (Hôtel Dieu)
Patrice Eschasseriaux and Aurelien de Fursac, Côté lumière
Within the framework of the transformation of this historic building, flagship of the city’s architectural heritage, into a 5 star hotel, the design concept focused on a lighting scenography where every user becomes an actor, and each actor becomes a member of the audience. The objective is to enable the people of Marseille to re-appropriate the nocturnal appearance of this site. Light links the inside to the outside. An overall lighting vision ensures the success of both standard and scenic lighting. The emotions experienced by residents as well as passers-by are governed by the memory of the illuminated space and its proportions. Lighting is all about volumes, spaces and perspectives. This dramatic design concept is complemented by functional lighting based on the needs of the building.
15h20 The lighting of the Palais du Pharo
Gilles Genetelli, Manager, ELAEIS
The Palais du Pharo, a gift from Napoleon III to the Empress Eugenie, is designed in the form of a “U” with facades to the West, North and East (facing the Marseille coastline). The lighting concept for the building comprises a static arrangement for the facades visible from the City, and a dynamic one for the facade facing the esplanade.
Keynote speech by Marco Bevelo, former director Trends & Foresight at Philips DesignKeynote speech by Marco Bevelo, former director Trends & Foresight at Philips DesigKeynote speech by Marco Bevelo, former director Trends & Foresight at Philips Design Keynote speech by Marco Bevelo, former director Trends & Foresight at Philips Design Keynote speech by Marco Bevelo, former director Trends & Foresight at Philips Design
