LIGHT
LIGHT

GOD	
  COMMANDED	
  THE	
  LIGHT	
  INTO	
  BEING	
  
LIGHT
INCANDESCEND	
  LIGHT	
  SOURCES	
  
	
  
	
  
LIGHT
INCANDESCEND	
  LIGHT	
  SOURCES	
  
	
  
	
  

A	
  FLAME	
  ON	
  THE	
  HEART	
  AND	
  A	
  FLAME	
  WITH	
  0	
  GRAVITY	
  
	
  
	
  
LIGHT
INFRARED	
  
	
  
	
  

INFRARED	
  LIGHT	
  
	
  
	
  
LIGHT
XRAY	
  
	
  
	
  

Wonsuk	
  Cho	
  X-­‐Ray	
  Light	
  
	
  

XRAY	
  
	
  
	
  
link	
  

LIGHT
LUMINESCENT	
  LIGHT	
  
	
  
	
  

Bioluminescence	
  is	
  light	
  produced	
  by	
  a	
  chemical	
  reacKon	
  
	
  
link	
  

LIGHT
LUMINESCENT	
  LIGHT	
  
	
  
	
  

AURORA	
  BOREALIS	
  
link	
  

LIGHT
CHEMILUMINESCENT	
  LIGHT	
  
	
  
	
  

ORION	
  NEBULA	
  
link	
  

LIGHT
CHEMILUMINESCENT	
  LIGHT	
  
	
  
	
  

BITTER	
  OYSTER	
  FUNGUS	
  
LIGHT
CHEMILUMINESCENT	
  LIGHT	
  
	
  
	
  

FIREFLIES	
  
link	
  

LIGHT
CHEMILUMINESCENT	
  LIGHT	
  
	
  
	
  

ZOOPLANKTON	
  BEROIDAE	
  
LIGHT
SPHERICAL	
  NATURE	
  OF	
  LIGHT,	
  CHRISTIAN	
  HUYGENS	
  	
  
	
  
	
  

LIGHT	
  SPREADING	
  AWAY	
  FROM	
  THE	
  SUN	
  
LIGHT
ELECTROMAGNETIC	
  SPECTRUM	
  
	
  
	
  

LIGHT	
  PROVIDING	
  ENERGY	
  TO	
  THE	
  PLANTS	
  
LIGHT
ALBERTO	
  T.	
  ESTÉVEZ	
  (SPANISH),	
  GENETIC	
  BARCELONA	
  PROJECT	
  
	
  
	
  

ILLUMINATING	
  THE	
  SIDEWALK	
  IN	
  FRONT	
  OF	
  ANTONI	
  GAUDI’S	
  CASA	
  MILÀ	
  
introducing	
  the	
  gene	
  for	
  luminescent	
  protein	
  producKon	
  
LIGHT
ALBERTO	
  T.	
  ESTÉVEZ	
  (SPANISH),	
  GENETIC	
  BARCELONA	
  PROJECT	
  
	
  
	
  

ROAD	
  INFRASTRUCTURES	
  
introducing	
  the	
  gene	
  for	
  luminescent	
  protein	
  producKon	
  
LIGHT
JACK	
  MAMA	
  (BRITISH),	
  CLIVE	
  VAN	
  HEERDAN	
  (BRITISH),	
  PHILIPS	
  DESIGN	
  

BIOLIGHT	
  
array	
  of	
  glass	
  cells	
  that	
  can	
  be	
  hung	
  or	
  wall	
  mounted,	
  connected	
  via	
  silicon	
  tubes	
  
to	
  a	
  food	
  reservoir	
  at	
  the	
  base	
  
LIGHT
EDUARDO	
  MAYORAL	
  GONZÁLEZ	
  (SPANISH),	
  UNIVERSITY	
  OF	
  SEVILLE	
  (SPAIN),	
  
PLANNING	
  AND	
  PRESERVATION	
  COLUMBIA	
  UNIVERSITY	
  

BIOLUMINESCENT	
  DEVICES	
  
Living	
  lighKng	
  that	
  can	
  be	
  configured	
  for	
  different	
  public	
  spaces	
  
	
  (Bacteria:	
  Vibrio	
  Fisheri,	
  PyrocysKs	
  Fusiformis)	
  
LIGHT
BIOLUMINESCENT	
  BACTERIA	
  
Vibrio	
  Fisheri	
  

VibRio	
  produced	
  light	
  in	
  a	
  circadian	
  rhythm,	
  meaning	
  it	
  produces	
  more	
  light	
  at	
  night	
  Kme	
  
than	
   during	
   the	
   day.	
   In	
   the	
   symbiosis,	
   vibrio	
   is	
   provided	
   with	
   food	
   and	
   shelter	
   within	
   the	
  
squid,	
   and	
   in	
   return,	
   produces	
   enough	
   light	
   from	
   the	
   organ	
   to	
   provide	
   the	
   squid	
   with	
   the	
  
camouflage	
  of	
  the	
  waters	
  surface,	
  and	
  is	
  also	
  used	
  to	
  aZract	
  prey.	
  The	
  bacterium	
  emits	
  a	
  
blue-­‐green	
  light	
  at	
  the	
  frequency	
  of	
  490nm	
  (nanometers).	
  
LIGHT
BIOLUMINESCENT	
  BACTERIA	
  
PyrocysKs	
  Fusiformis	
  

It	
  emits	
  blue	
  light	
  when	
  excited	
  by	
  movement	
  
LIGHT
PETIA	
  MOROZOV,	
  MADLAB,	
  USA	
  

BIOLUMINESCENT	
  PLANKTON	
  
	
  

BIOLUMINESCENT	
  TOYS	
  
LIGHT
JORIS	
  LAARMAN	
  (DUTCH)	
  
The	
   Ktanium	
   ribs	
   of	
   the	
   lampshade	
   are	
   visible	
  
between	
   the	
   sheets	
   of	
   biopolymers	
   on	
   which	
  
the	
  modified	
  cells	
  are	
  grown	
  and	
  maintained.	
  
	
  
The	
  cells	
  in	
  the	
  lamp	
  were	
  geneKcally	
  
enhanced	
  by	
  the	
  introducKon	
  of	
  firefly’s	
  
luciferase	
  gene.	
  
	
  
Under	
   the	
   foot	
   of	
   the	
   lamp,	
   a	
   small	
   propeller,	
  
which	
   circulates	
   the	
   liquid	
   nutrients	
   in	
   the	
  
vessel.	
  
	
  
	
  

HALFLIFE	
  LAMP	
  
LIGHT
PETIA	
  MOROZOV,	
  MADLAB,	
  USA	
  

MICROBIAL	
  ENVIRONMENT,	
  A	
  LIVING	
  ENTITY	
  IN	
  THE	
  HOME.	
  IT’S	
  ADAPTIVE	
  BY	
  
DESIGN,	
   NEVER	
   STATIC,	
   THE	
   MODULARITY	
   CAN	
   ACCOMMODATE	
   MORE	
   THAN	
  
100	
  SAMPLES	
  
	
  

BACTERIOPTICA	
  
LIGHT
LINK	
  

MIKE	
  THOMPSON	
  (BRITISH)	
  

ARISE	
   THE	
   AWARENESS	
   ABOUT	
   THE	
   TRUE	
   COST	
   OF	
   ENERGY,	
   DIRECTING	
   THE	
  
IMPACT	
   ON	
   THE	
   USER.	
   THE	
   USER	
   IS	
   REQUIRED	
   TO	
   BREAK	
   OFF	
   THE	
   TOP	
   OF	
   A	
  
GLASS	
   BULB	
   CONTAINING	
   LUMINOL.	
   THIS	
   CHEMICAL	
   GLOWS	
   BRIGHT	
   WHEN	
  
REACHT	
  WITH	
  THE	
  IRON	
  IN	
  THE	
  BLOOD.	
  
	
  

BLOOD	
  LAMP	
  
LIGHT
MIKE	
  THOMPSON	
  (BRITISH)	
  
BY	
   INSERTING	
   NANOSIZED	
  
GOLD	
   ELECTRODES,	
   INTO	
  	
  
P H O T O S Y N T H E S I Z I N G	
  	
  
CHLOROPLASTS	
   OF	
   THESE	
  
PLANTS,	
   SCIENTISTS	
   HAVE	
  
BEEN	
   ABLE	
   TO	
   MAKE	
   RUN	
  
CURRENT.	
  
	
  
	
  
EXHALING	
  INTO	
  THE	
  VESSEL	
  
PROVIDES	
   A	
   SUPPLY	
   OF	
  
C A R B O N	
   D I O X I D E	
   F O R	
  
P H O T O S Y N T H E S I S .	
   I N	
  
R E T U R N	
   T H E	
   A L G A E	
  
GENERATE	
   ENERGY	
   TO	
  
LIGHT	
  THE	
  LAMP.	
  

LATRO	
  
LIGHT
B I O L U M I N E S C E N C E	
  
I L L U M I N A T E S 	
   T H E	
  
EVERYDAY.	
  
	
  
T H I S 	
   P R O J E C T 	
   W A S	
  
EXECUTED	
   WITH	
   BIOLOGIST	
  
SIMON	
   PARK,	
   IN	
   ORDER	
   TO	
  
E X P L O R E	
   T H E	
   L I G H T	
  
PRODUCING	
   PROPRERTIES	
  
O F	
   B I O L U M I N E S C E N T	
  
BACTERIA	
   OUTSIDE	
   THE	
  
U S U A L	
   C O N F I N E S	
   O F	
  
SCIENCE.	
  
	
  
Q U E S T I O N I N G 	
   T H E	
  
IMPORTANCE	
   OF	
   SOME	
  
ITEMS	
   IN	
   OUR	
   DAILY	
   LIFE,	
  
F O R 	
   M A G N I F Y 	
   T H E	
  
P R E C A R I O U S N E S S	
   O F	
  
FASHION	
  AND	
  HABITS.	
  
	
  

ANNE	
  BRODIE	
  (BRITISH),	
  	
  
INSTALLATION	
  IN	
  THE	
  HERB	
  GARRETT	
  IN	
  LONDON	
  

EXPLORING	
  THE	
  INVISIBLE	
  
LIGHT
ANNE	
  BRODIE	
  (BRITISH),	
  	
  
INSTALLATION	
  IN	
  THE	
  BRITISH	
  SCIENCE	
  FESTIVAL	
  IN	
  LONDON	
  
B I O L U M I N E S C E N C E	
  
I L L U M I N A T E S 	
   T H E	
  
EVERYDAY.	
  
	
  
	
  
PACKING	
   HUNDRED	
   OF	
  
PHOTOBATERIA	
   IN	
   THE	
  
P E T R I 	
   D I S H E S 	
   F O R	
  
EMITTING	
  NATURAL	
  LIGHT,	
  	
  
TO	
   TAKE	
   PICTURES	
   BY	
  
MEANS	
   OF	
   THE	
   REFLECTED	
  
LIGHT	
  AND	
  LONG	
  EXPOSURE	
  
OF	
   THE	
   CAMERA’S	
   LENS,	
  
U S I N G 	
   T H E	
  
BIOLUMINESCENCE	
   THAT	
  
GRADUALLY	
   FADED	
   AS	
   THE	
  
BACTERIA	
  DIED.	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  

EXPLORING	
  THE	
  INVISIBLE	
  
LIGHT
MICHAEL	
  OECHSLE	
  	
  
for	
  Electrolux	
  Design	
  Lab	
  2012	
  	
  

Living	
   Light	
   is	
   a	
   self-­‐
sustained	
  suspended	
  garden	
  
for	
   beauKful	
   indoor	
   living	
  
spaces.	
  	
  
This	
   product	
   was	
   designed	
  
by	
   Michael	
   Oechsle	
   for	
  
Electrolux	
   Design	
   Lab	
   2012	
  
and	
   allows	
   fresh	
   plants	
   to	
  
grow	
   while	
   the	
   moist	
   soil	
   is	
  
used	
   as	
   an	
   “earth	
   baZery”	
  
to	
  power	
  OLED	
  lighKng.	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  

LIVING	
  LIGHT	
  
LIGHT
MICHAEL	
  OECHSLE	
  	
  
for	
  Electrolux	
  Design	
  Lab	
  2012	
  	
  

LIVING	
  LIGHT	
  
MATERIAL..
DigitalDawn,	
  	
  
by	
  Future	
  Physical	
  and	
  the	
  Royal	
  College	
  of	
  Art's	
  InnovaKon	
  Unit	
  

Digital	
  Dawn	
  

Light Natural Sources

  • 1.
  • 2.
    LIGHT GOD  COMMANDED  THE  LIGHT  INTO  BEING  
  • 3.
  • 4.
    LIGHT INCANDESCEND  LIGHT  SOURCES       A  FLAME  ON  THE  HEART  AND  A  FLAME  WITH  0  GRAVITY      
  • 5.
    LIGHT INFRARED       INFRARED  LIGHT      
  • 6.
    LIGHT XRAY       Wonsuk  Cho  X-­‐Ray  Light     XRAY      
  • 7.
    link   LIGHT LUMINESCENT  LIGHT       Bioluminescence  is  light  produced  by  a  chemical  reacKon    
  • 8.
    link   LIGHT LUMINESCENT  LIGHT       AURORA  BOREALIS  
  • 9.
    link   LIGHT CHEMILUMINESCENT  LIGHT       ORION  NEBULA  
  • 10.
    link   LIGHT CHEMILUMINESCENT  LIGHT       BITTER  OYSTER  FUNGUS  
  • 11.
  • 12.
    link   LIGHT CHEMILUMINESCENT  LIGHT       ZOOPLANKTON  BEROIDAE  
  • 13.
    LIGHT SPHERICAL  NATURE  OF  LIGHT,  CHRISTIAN  HUYGENS         LIGHT  SPREADING  AWAY  FROM  THE  SUN  
  • 14.
    LIGHT ELECTROMAGNETIC  SPECTRUM       LIGHT  PROVIDING  ENERGY  TO  THE  PLANTS  
  • 15.
    LIGHT ALBERTO  T.  ESTÉVEZ  (SPANISH),  GENETIC  BARCELONA  PROJECT       ILLUMINATING  THE  SIDEWALK  IN  FRONT  OF  ANTONI  GAUDI’S  CASA  MILÀ   introducing  the  gene  for  luminescent  protein  producKon  
  • 16.
    LIGHT ALBERTO  T.  ESTÉVEZ  (SPANISH),  GENETIC  BARCELONA  PROJECT       ROAD  INFRASTRUCTURES   introducing  the  gene  for  luminescent  protein  producKon  
  • 17.
    LIGHT JACK  MAMA  (BRITISH),  CLIVE  VAN  HEERDAN  (BRITISH),  PHILIPS  DESIGN   BIOLIGHT   array  of  glass  cells  that  can  be  hung  or  wall  mounted,  connected  via  silicon  tubes   to  a  food  reservoir  at  the  base  
  • 18.
    LIGHT EDUARDO  MAYORAL  GONZÁLEZ  (SPANISH),  UNIVERSITY  OF  SEVILLE  (SPAIN),   PLANNING  AND  PRESERVATION  COLUMBIA  UNIVERSITY   BIOLUMINESCENT  DEVICES   Living  lighKng  that  can  be  configured  for  different  public  spaces    (Bacteria:  Vibrio  Fisheri,  PyrocysKs  Fusiformis)  
  • 19.
    LIGHT BIOLUMINESCENT  BACTERIA   Vibrio  Fisheri   VibRio  produced  light  in  a  circadian  rhythm,  meaning  it  produces  more  light  at  night  Kme   than   during   the   day.   In   the   symbiosis,   vibrio   is   provided   with   food   and   shelter   within   the   squid,   and   in   return,   produces   enough   light   from   the   organ   to   provide   the   squid   with   the   camouflage  of  the  waters  surface,  and  is  also  used  to  aZract  prey.  The  bacterium  emits  a   blue-­‐green  light  at  the  frequency  of  490nm  (nanometers).  
  • 20.
    LIGHT BIOLUMINESCENT  BACTERIA   PyrocysKs  Fusiformis   It  emits  blue  light  when  excited  by  movement  
  • 21.
    LIGHT PETIA  MOROZOV,  MADLAB,  USA   BIOLUMINESCENT  PLANKTON     BIOLUMINESCENT  TOYS  
  • 22.
    LIGHT JORIS  LAARMAN  (DUTCH)   The   Ktanium   ribs   of   the   lampshade   are   visible   between   the   sheets   of   biopolymers   on   which   the  modified  cells  are  grown  and  maintained.     The  cells  in  the  lamp  were  geneKcally   enhanced  by  the  introducKon  of  firefly’s   luciferase  gene.     Under   the   foot   of   the   lamp,   a   small   propeller,   which   circulates   the   liquid   nutrients   in   the   vessel.       HALFLIFE  LAMP  
  • 23.
    LIGHT PETIA  MOROZOV,  MADLAB,  USA   MICROBIAL  ENVIRONMENT,  A  LIVING  ENTITY  IN  THE  HOME.  IT’S  ADAPTIVE  BY   DESIGN,   NEVER   STATIC,   THE   MODULARITY   CAN   ACCOMMODATE   MORE   THAN   100  SAMPLES     BACTERIOPTICA  
  • 24.
    LIGHT LINK   MIKE  THOMPSON  (BRITISH)   ARISE   THE   AWARENESS   ABOUT   THE   TRUE   COST   OF   ENERGY,   DIRECTING   THE   IMPACT   ON   THE   USER.   THE   USER   IS   REQUIRED   TO   BREAK   OFF   THE   TOP   OF   A   GLASS   BULB   CONTAINING   LUMINOL.   THIS   CHEMICAL   GLOWS   BRIGHT   WHEN   REACHT  WITH  THE  IRON  IN  THE  BLOOD.     BLOOD  LAMP  
  • 25.
    LIGHT MIKE  THOMPSON  (BRITISH)   BY   INSERTING   NANOSIZED   GOLD   ELECTRODES,   INTO     P H O T O S Y N T H E S I Z I N G     CHLOROPLASTS   OF   THESE   PLANTS,   SCIENTISTS   HAVE   BEEN   ABLE   TO   MAKE   RUN   CURRENT.       EXHALING  INTO  THE  VESSEL   PROVIDES   A   SUPPLY   OF   C A R B O N   D I O X I D E   F O R   P H O T O S Y N T H E S I S .   I N   R E T U R N   T H E   A L G A E   GENERATE   ENERGY   TO   LIGHT  THE  LAMP.   LATRO  
  • 26.
    LIGHT B I OL U M I N E S C E N C E   I L L U M I N A T E S   T H E   EVERYDAY.     T H I S   P R O J E C T   W A S   EXECUTED   WITH   BIOLOGIST   SIMON   PARK,   IN   ORDER   TO   E X P L O R E   T H E   L I G H T   PRODUCING   PROPRERTIES   O F   B I O L U M I N E S C E N T   BACTERIA   OUTSIDE   THE   U S U A L   C O N F I N E S   O F   SCIENCE.     Q U E S T I O N I N G   T H E   IMPORTANCE   OF   SOME   ITEMS   IN   OUR   DAILY   LIFE,   F O R   M A G N I F Y   T H E   P R E C A R I O U S N E S S   O F   FASHION  AND  HABITS.     ANNE  BRODIE  (BRITISH),     INSTALLATION  IN  THE  HERB  GARRETT  IN  LONDON   EXPLORING  THE  INVISIBLE  
  • 27.
    LIGHT ANNE  BRODIE  (BRITISH),     INSTALLATION  IN  THE  BRITISH  SCIENCE  FESTIVAL  IN  LONDON   B I O L U M I N E S C E N C E   I L L U M I N A T E S   T H E   EVERYDAY.       PACKING   HUNDRED   OF   PHOTOBATERIA   IN   THE   P E T R I   D I S H E S   F O R   EMITTING  NATURAL  LIGHT,     TO   TAKE   PICTURES   BY   MEANS   OF   THE   REFLECTED   LIGHT  AND  LONG  EXPOSURE   OF   THE   CAMERA’S   LENS,   U S I N G   T H E   BIOLUMINESCENCE   THAT   GRADUALLY   FADED   AS   THE   BACTERIA  DIED.         EXPLORING  THE  INVISIBLE  
  • 28.
    LIGHT MICHAEL  OECHSLE     for  Electrolux  Design  Lab  2012     Living   Light   is   a   self-­‐ sustained  suspended  garden   for   beauKful   indoor   living   spaces.     This   product   was   designed   by   Michael   Oechsle   for   Electrolux   Design   Lab   2012   and   allows   fresh   plants   to   grow   while   the   moist   soil   is   used   as   an   “earth   baZery”   to  power  OLED  lighKng.             LIVING  LIGHT  
  • 29.
    LIGHT MICHAEL  OECHSLE     for  Electrolux  Design  Lab  2012     LIVING  LIGHT  
  • 30.
    MATERIAL.. DigitalDawn,     by  Future  Physical  and  the  Royal  College  of  Art's  InnovaKon  Unit   Digital  Dawn