@Lighting Detectives Office2017.03.16　Yuka Tamano A salon was held to review the night walk survey conducted at Sumida Aquarium in February. The discussion focused on whether the aquarium successfully embodied its dual themes of “Enchanting Light” and “Functional Light”. Discussion while reviewing the presentation slides. The presentations were led by each team leader A few new faces joining the night walk survey and salon for the first time On March 16th, a review of the Sumida Aquarium night walk was held in a friendly atmosphere accompanied by a seasonal spring meal. For the Sumida Aquarium walk, we divided into four groups and conducted our survey with an emphasis on “Functional Light” (lighting to see) and “Enchanting Light” (lighting to charm). While the findings had been briefly presented at the postsurvey gathering, the salon allowed for a deeper analysis with each group’s opinions compiled into slides. During this salon, many heroes unique to entertainment facilities were identified, but there were also villain”—cases where participants felt, “It’s a shame this exists despite the other good lighting.”First, many felt the staircase from the entrance to the initial tank was a hero, as it creates a crucial first impression that draws visitors into the facility’s world. Shimmering lights reminiscent of being underwater were projected across the walls, leaving a positive impression. However, turning around on the stairs resulted in a direct hit from the projector’s glare. While concealing the equipment in that environment seemed difficult,…

Date of issued：13 June, 2018 ・Activity 1／LIGHTING GUERRILLA （2018/05/11-06/16） Newsletter Vol.90　Download PDF LIGHTING GUERRILLA 12th international light art festival in Ljubljana, Slovenia 2018/05/11-06/16　　Aleksandra Stratimirovic 12th international Lighting Guerrilla festival in the Slovenian capital Ljubljana, this year focuses on the theme Colours. Over 40 international visual artist are presenting light art works and installations all over this picturesque city. The event dedicated to the activities of Transnational Lighting Detectives, organised in 2007 in Ljubljana, was the forunner that inspired establishing of the Lighting Guerrilla festival. International Lighting Guerrilla festival has been undergoing in Ljubljana since 2007, led by Katerina Mirovic with the team. Festival is dedicated to the production and presentation of works of contemporary visual and new-media art, whose main mean of expression is the medium of light. The aim of the festival is to stress the role of art in everyday life as well as to underline the role of an artist in the shaping of the public space. The mission of the festival is to highlight the city as a living organism, a space of creativity that excites the imagination and dictates a dynamic and exploratory rhythm of life. The festival takes place every year in late spring, when a number of projects in the outdoors as well as in the galleries illuminate the city of Ljubljana. The festival, equipped each time with a dierent title theme, comes also in a smaller autumn edition named Re:Action that is…

City Night Walk Vol.064：Skybus Tour 2019.07.26　Anri Sato+ Mutsuro Honma For our 64th Stroll about town, we explored the Tokyo Nightscape using a 2 story open roof bus: Skybus. It was a great drive around town, using Skybus’ Odaiba Nightscape course. While we started the event with some concerns about bad weather, but luckily we were able to enjoy a beautiful summer night drive. A group photo at Odaiba with the rainbow bridge behind us Skybus The Significance of the Skybus tour We started before it got dark Chief Mende-san explaining the point of the bus tour The sunset setting upon the emperor’s residence Under the theme of ‘Rediscovering the nightscape of Tokyo on the Skybus!’, our members all explored the nightscape of Tokyo from a height of 3.8m off the ground. Our route was Tokyo Station → Oukyo (Emperor’s residence) → Tokyo Tower → Shuto Highway → Rainbow Bridge → Odaiba → Shuto Highway → Rainbow Bridge → Tsukiji Market → Ginza → Hibiya → Marunouchi → Tokyo Station The lighting detectives also held the same event in 2013, but as the 2020 Olympics/Paralympics are under a year away, there are heavy development projects occurring all around Tokyo and therefore would perhaps change the nightscape of the city. We were curious to explore how the nightscape of Tokyo has changed especially after the Tsukiji market has moved completely to the Toyosu Market. The highlight of this trip is the nightscape…

2013.09.01 Xue Xue Institute, in Taipei 2013 TNT Forum＠Taipei Special content “Akari Children Workshop” In Xue Xue, the venue for Transnational Lighting Detectives Forum, they put an emphasis on children’s education and we received a request to have Akari’s workshop for children. We did a “Dark experience workshop” which is also done in Japan to teach “the importance of a small light”. After experiencing a completely darkened classroom with about 25 children, then light one lighter. We believe that children realized how bright the room the only lighter illuminates. Then compared with other light sources such as fluorescent lamps and LEDs, we learned how lively they are in the bright space.

Theme:Self-Promotion as a Designer Interviewer: Yuichi Anzai Anzai：Today I`d like to talk about something that is troubling me as a designer with not a lot of experience. I`d like to talk about self-promotion, something that I am lacking in. When I was an exchange student in NYC we had many opportunities to present our ideas in class or while job hunting, but each time I failed miserably at presenting an appealing picture of myself. There were language barriers, but I think it was more a fundamental lack of composer and confidence and an inability to communicate about myself or dictate to the audience. I think, as a designer, the ability to promote oneself is necessary to persuade clients about new projects and to strengthen trust while working together. Mr. Mende, when you were new to the profession or just starting to build up LPA did you have any specific troubles or points of strength? Mende：I`m not one for a showy sales pitch, but I wanted to do good work on good projects. At my previous job I was able to meet and work with several architects, so I had a good base to work with when I started LPA. Just being oneself is ideal for self-promotion. As a designer, getting good feedback and reviews from the public is not because one has a showy sales pitch, but it reflects good results which speak for themselves. Good results, does not only…