The Story of Light Festival explores the intersection of science, philosophy, and culture through art and design. 14-18 January 2015 | Goa | India Potential sponsors, please contact sarin@thestoryoflight.org

8. PANJIM, GOA
14-18 JAN 2015
+1,00,000 ENGAGED
students, youth, residents, visitors
+50 INVOLVED
scientists, artists, educators, designers
+5,00,000 REACHED
online, offline, national, international

9. ARCHIBIO
ArchiBio
videomapping
unfolds
the
beauty
of
microscopic
worlds
enlarged
to
a
giant
size
in
the
public
space.
ArchiBio
is
commissioned
by
Signal
fes<val
Prague.
See
Video
Andrej Boleslavský (CZ) is an artist
purposing technology in the fields
of new media art, interactive
design, physical computing and 3D
printing. His work also maintains a
strong fascination with the
entanglement of nature and
technology.

10. STIMULI
A
cube
which
will
become
an
op<cal
illusion
by
using
three
Camera
Obscuras
to
project
the
outsides
in
and
using
cameras
on
the
inside
and
project
the
inside
outside.
Crisologo Furtado (IN) has worked for
the past 35 years in the art and
educational space with theatre as a
focus and currently works as a trainer
for the programmes and curriculum of
Tara Trust.
Flora Barros (BRA) is Fascinated by
different approaches to dance, Flora is
interested in the fusion of different
cultures and artistic expressions as
well as the linkages between dance
and social projects. she has had the
opportunity to perform her own works
in U.K., Denmark, Italy and Brazil.

11. MANY COLOURS
ONE WORLD
Viewers
get
amazed
while
walking
through
this
light
filled
tunnel,
to
see
their
shadows
magically
taking
on
many
colours.
For the past 20 years Dr. Subodh
Kerkar (IN) has been experimenting
with different media creating a
niche for himself, especially in the
field of land art and conceptual
art. He has headlined exhibitions
all over the globe.

14. ELEMENTAL
Elemental
is
a
visual
voyage
through
the
heavens
explores
four
different
theories
about
how
the
universe
began,
taking
you
on
a
poe<c
journey
accompanied
by
a
soundtrack
of
live
musicians
and
poetry
readings.
Alicia
Some+mes
(AUS)
is
a
writer,
poet,
broadcaster
and
musician.
She
was
the
host
of3RRR’s
wri<ng
and
spoken
word
show
Aural
Text
for
fourteen
years
and
is
a
regular
guest
on
ABC
774
and
Radio
Na<onal
in
Australia.

15. ANTARIKSHA
SANCHAR
Antariksha
Sanchar
is
an
enchan<ng
and
enlightening
performance
on
the
evolu<on
of
flight
and
aircraPs.
Using
advanced
music
and
stage
seRngs,
the
performance
borrows
from
ancient
Sanskrit
and
Tamil
literature
to
present
a
nuanced
story
of
the
celes<al
beings
and
flying
machines
of
yore.
Jayalakshmi
Eshwar
(IN)
An
Interna<onally
acclaimed
Bharatanatyam
exponent
of
par-­‐
excellence,
an
excellent
Performer,
Choreographer,
Teacher
and
an
Author
with
an
experience
of
more
than
5
decades
of
dance
being
a
leading
Bharatanatyam
dancer
of
her
genera<on.

16. BIG BANG!
Flames
bring
their
own
fiery
interpreta<on
of
the
forma<on
of
our
universe,
the
appearance
of
light,
using
their
art
form
fire
spinning
and
fire
juggling.
Flames
(IN)
is
a
group
of
Teenager
prac<<oners
of
fire
spinning
and
fire
juggling
from
Auroville.

18. LIGHT AS A
CURATOR
This
installa<on
highlights
the
use
of
the
sun’s
energy.
The
ar<sts
with
children
and
adults
will
produce
a
cyanotype,
aiming
to
stretch
to
1
km
in
length
and
enter
into
the
Guinness
Book
of
Records
Jaden Hastings’ (UK) work is
exhibited at public-facing venues
such as the Science Museum in
London and the London Science
Center.
Melanie King’s (UK) work has
been exhibited widely, including the
Edinburgh Science Festival and
Manchester Science Festival.
Abhiyan Humane (IN) studies
online behavior, with a focus on
social networks and digital
platforms. He is a faculty at the
Srishti School of Art, Design &
Technology.

19. RAINBOW HUT
Tsuneo
Sekiguchi
is
going
to
use
music,
ar<s<c
tools
and
the
energy
of
the
colours
generated
inside
the
Rainbow-­‐hut
to
carry
out
a
research
on
how
body
and
mind
are
affected
by
light
and
colours.
Tsuneo
Sekiguchi
(JP)
has
been
crea<ng
rainbow-­‐huts
with
different
size,
shape
and
materials
for
more
than
20
years
and
has
been
invited
to
expose
his
installa<ons
in
some
of
the
most
important
Japanese
art
events.

20. SOLARGRAPHY
Anurag’s
workshop
will
put
Goa
on
the
world’s
Solargraphy
map,
a
photographic
method
for
recording
the
paths
of
the
Sun
combining
the
art
of
pinhole
photography
and
space
photography.
The
geography
and
varied
topography
of
Goa
will
add
to
the
ar<s<c
elements.
Anurag
Sharma
(IN)
is
a
photographer
whose
work
primarily
revolves
around
the
‘City
and
its
ecological
systems’.
His
recent
works
include
‘Project
365’,
documen<ng
ancient
culture
and
contemporary
Tamil
lifestyle;
‘Merge/
Submerge’,
an
exhibi<on
organized
by
Art
Konsult,
Delhi;
‘Parallel
Ci<es’,
an
exhibi<on
organized
by
Pro
Helve<a
–
Swiss
Art
Council
at
Max
Muller
Bhawan.

22. BEYOND
EDUCATION,
LSE
CITIES
WILL
CONDUCT
A
PANEL
DISCUSSION
AMONG
LOCAL
AUTHORITIES,
URBAN
PLANNERS
AND
LIGHTING
COMPANIES
TO
UNDERSTAND
BETTER
LIGHTING
IN
PUBLIC
SPACES
OF
GOA.

26. HOW CAN
YOU
CONTRIBUTE?

27. Jaya
Ramchandani
Fes+val
Director
Astronomy
and
Physics
Public
Outreach
Projects
(Netherlands,
Timor
Leste)
Nash
Paul
Dsouza
Chief
Design
&
Execu+on
Gold
Abby
and
Unilever
Global
Benchmark
for
work
on
Sunsilk
Tanushri
Shukla
Digital
Strategy
&
Content
Digital
Consultant
for
New
York
Based
Startup
Group
Shazeb
Sheikh
Ar+st
Curator
&
Partnerships
Art
Director
at
Grey
Worldwide
and
Maverick
Curator
by
GQ
Lucia
MarcheU
IYL
CommiVee
Member
Research
Fellow,
Royal
Astronomical
Society,
UK
Post
Doctoral
Research
Associate,
Open
University
Pedro
Russo
Science
Curator
&
Partnerships
Interna<onal
Astronomical
Union
Commikee
Chair
SOL CORE TEAM

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