International Light Days Winterthur

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The International Light Days Winterthur (ILTW) was a light art event that took place in Winterthur in 2004, 2007 and 2010 . Alongside Arbres et Lumières in Geneva (since 2001) and Les Yeux de la Nuit in Geneva (2005 to 2010), the Lichttage was one of the festivals in Switzerland that reflected the use of artificial light in art, design and architecture with exhibitions in public spaces thematize. The sponsor of the International Light Days was a non-profit association that disbanded after the cancellation of the city support contributions for the 2013 festival. It was the largest festival of its kind in Switzerland.

International Light Days 2004

November 5 to December 5, 2004 - The exhibition Licht-Raum in the Gewerbemuseum was dedicated to the phenomenology of light. The starting point was experimental arrangements that made it possible to experience the most varied of light qualities. The development of light sources from natural flames to luminous foils and their lighting effects led to another part of the exhibition in which the basics of contemporary lighting design in the interplay of daylight and artificial light in a walk-in living and working environment were shown. The workshops on lighting design, which were organized in cooperation with the "European Lighting Designers' Association" (ELDA +) network, developed lighting solutions for selected places, buildings and rooms in the former industrial area "Sulzer-Areal", which were implemented with new, sustainable materials . Susanna Attico , Uwe Belzner , Henrietta Lynch , Linnaea Tillett , Michael Schmidt and Christian Vogt created temporary lighting designs with students from all over the world. The results were presented to the public for two weeks. On November 18, 2004, a conference was held on the subject of “Revitalization of industrial locations”, which was developed in cooperation between the International Light Days, the “ Swiss Light Society ” (SLG) and the “ European Lighting Designers' Association ” (ELDA +). The Sulzer high-rise (Wintower), by Bruno Stefanini , was turned into a shining crown of the city for 10 days by artist Christopher T. Hunziker as an urban light installation "LIGHT" on the occasion of the Winterthur International Light Days.

ILTW 2004 Sulzer high-rise: Stadtkrone-urban light installation by Christopher T. Hunziker

International Light Days 2007

November 3 to 25, 2007 - Under the title From Place to Place , a course was created through parks, villas and museums in Winterthur. The focus was on artistic practice with artificial light as the material. Yvonne Ziegler was the curator . Works by André Bless , Siegrun Appelt , Pedro Cabrita Reis , Sylvie Fleury , Gunda Förster , Tue Greenforts , Mark Handforth , Jeppe Hein , Katharina Hohmann , Yoshiaki Kaihatsu and Zilla Leutenegger were on view . The documentation was published by the Edition Winterthur Foundation. The “Light Symposium” on November 19 discussed “Atmosphere versus visual comfort and energy efficiency” and was organized in cooperation with the architecture magazine Hochparterre and the lighting manufacturer Zumtobel . The symposium was accompanied by a special issue on the mezzanine floor.

International Light Days 2010

November 5 to 28, 2010 - Under the theme Fuochi Artificiali , the curator Dorothee Messmer invited artists, designers and architects. Works by Alex Hanimann , Li Hui , Christopher T. Hunziker , Johannes Gees , Glaser / Kunz , San Keller , Olaf Nicolai , Ursula Palla , Miriam Prantl , Philippe Rahm , Ron Temperli , Ernst Thoma , Christian Vogt and Thomas Sonderegger were on view . Students from the Zurich University of Applied Sciences under the direction of Paul Bürki and Amadeo Sarbach and students from the University of Konstanz Technology, Economics and Design under the direction of Prof. Myriam Gautschi and Mario Rechsteiner as well as students from the Zurich University of the Arts developed their own contributions to the International Light Days . As part of the collaboration between the Swiss lighting company and the Hochparterre magazine, specialist events in the fields of lighting technology, architectural lighting and urban lighting were organized parallel to the exhibition program. The City of Winterthur supported the Light Days 2010 with around 250,000 francs.

International Light Days 2013

The 2013 International Light Days were canceled after the city contribution was canceled as part of a savings program. The association that carried out the Lichttage has disbanded, making it unlikely that it will be held again later.

Permanent installations in public spaces

Installations by Jeppe Hein (2007), Pedro Cabrita Reis (2010) and Olaf Nicolai (2010) were purchased by the City of Winterthur and have been converted into permanent installations.

Prix ​​Lumière of the Swiss Lighting Society

Every two years the Swiss Lighting Society awards the “Prix Lumière”, which recognizes outstanding architectural lighting solutions. The award ceremony took place in 2006 and 2010 as part of the International Light Days; from 2013 the award ceremony will take place every two years in Winterthur. It is the only lighting design award in Switzerland. The 2006 award winners were Vogt and Partner from Winterthur, Armstein and Wahltert from Zurich and Artificial Light from Bonn, 2009 Ernst Baseler and Partner from Zurich, Hellraum from St. Gallen and Aebi & Vincent Architects from Bern, 2011 Armstein and Wahltert from Zurich and the architectural office Johann Frei.

Reception in the media

Radio DRS 1 , Radio DRS 2 , NZZ , Tages-Anzeiger , Hochparterre , Der Landbote and Radio Stadtfilter reported on the last edition of Lichttage. In the first edition, Swiss television already reported on the light days with a feature in the news program Schweiz .

literature

  • International Light Days Winterthur 2007 . Edition Winterthur Foundation, Winterthur 2007, p. 80 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Swiss platform for contemporary art from November 5, 2010, accessed on August 31, 2012.
  2. ^ Adrian Mebold: Light at the top of the tower ruin. In: The Landbote. November 16, 2004.
  3. ↑ Heinz Girschweiler: Bringing the city ​​back to light. In: Tages-Anzeiger. November 20, 2004.
  4. ↑ baublatt.ch
  5. ↑ Review of the specialist events of the Swiss Lighting Society as part of the International Light Days Winterthur slg.ch ( Memento from May 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on August 29, 2012.
  6. ↑ René Donzé: Luminous questions in dark passages of the old town . In: Tages-Anzeiger . November 4, 2010, ISSN  1422-9994 , p. 18 .
  7. ↑ Official website of the International Light Days Winterthur from March 21, 2013.
  8. ^ Prix ​​Lumière of the Swiss Lighting Society. ( Memento of May 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Accessed August 30, 2012.
  9. ↑ Media voices about the ILTW 2010 on the ILTW website
  10. ^ Swiss television, November 11, 2004, information on the ILTW 2004 , accessed on August 31, 2012.