Spectacular Illuminated Town Near Göteborg
Lights in Alingsås, 24 September – 31 October near Göteborg in Sweden has become an international meeting place through experimental lighting of the town. It is one of Europe’s largest lighting projects . Every year leading lighting designers from all over the world visit Alingsås. Each of them has selected a public environment in Alingsås in advance and has accepted the assignment to create exciting lighting with the help of students participating in workshops. Every year leading lighting designers from all over the world visit Alingsås in south west Sweden (approx 50 km from Göteborg/Gothenburg). Each of them has selected a public environment in Alingsås in advance and has accepted the assignment to create exciting lighting with the help of students participating in workshops. The assignment is full of creative challenges and developing work. Besides the competence improving part, Lights in Alingsås is also a significant international
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meeting place for lighting designers, students, and trade people. The results are marketed and exhibited to trade representatives, the general public and the media during October.
You are welcome to, together with a designer and a team, carry out practical work with experimental light setting. One of the aims of the project is to lay a step ahead where light setting is concerned, which we
have proven time and time again through previous projects. The workshop involves your participation in the planning, carrying out and evaluation of the lighting project. An interesting international symposium with lecturers from the lighting industry is to be held on Friday the 3rd of October 2008. An inauguration of the lighting objects is to take place later on in the day.
The nearest airport is Landvetter airport or Gothenburg city airport. These two are about 40-50 km from Alingsås.
Photo: Robert Persson