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CREATMOSPHERE

Creatmosphere explores the link between light, art and architecture

Creatmosphere is a creative lighting studio that has been transforming and animating city, urban and natural landscapes since 2003. Headed by Creative Director Laurent Louyer, and supported by a team of programmers, 3D visualisers, interactive designers and specialist technicians, the studio produces and delivers innovative site-specific installations that interact with audiences, encouraging them to reflect on and reconsider the spaces that we explore. Creatmosphere works with a range of clients to deliver bespoke light installations for indoor and outdoor environments. The studio receives commissions from cities, creative development

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agencies, art institutions, light festivals, art consultants and producers and corporate bodies and other event-based companies. Interventions often incorporate a focus on preservation within the natural environment; works include the ‘Breathing Trees’, an immersive installation that sees trees turned into the lungs of the city. We are investigating ways of utilising renewable energies to produce more sustainable installations, working with innovative lighting technologies and materials to demonstrate how light can be harnessed in ever more efficient and innovative ways.

Creatmosphere has taken part in numerous light festivals in the UK and Europe, including Lumiere 2009, UK, the ‘Luminale’ (2008), Wiesbaden and (2006), Russelheim Germany, ‘Arbres et Lumières’ (2006-07), Geneva, ‘Glow Light Festival’ (2006), Newcastle, and ‘La Fête des Lumières’, part of ‘Superflux’ (2004), Lyon. In the summer 2010, Creatmosphere’s delivered its first large-scale public art commission in called Sources & River of Light on the Bow River in Calgary, Canada.

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Architecture & Heritage

West Pier - Brighton February 2010 A Pier Appears(s) 3D mapping techniques and laser technologies were used to create laser drawings on the remaining structure of the pier, making it appear and disappear on the horizon. Commissioned by Tiger Beer for the UK in celebration of the Chinese New Year. © 2010 CREATMOSPHERE

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Water Tower - Blackpool October 2008 (permanent)

Stratford - London April 2008

London - UK February 2008

Water is Everywhere

Light up St John’s Church Torch relay

Ex-Commonwealth Institute

As part of the Olympic Torch relay, Creatmosphere lit up St John’s church with a simple but dramatic colour scheme inside and out.

Creatmosphere was commissioned to light up the dramatic interiors of the Ex-Commonwealth Institute for an architectural photo-shoot to market and promote this unique listed building.

Blackpool - UK October 2005

London - UK November 2010

London - UK November 2007

Blackpool Light Festival

Moooi UK Launch, London Design Festival

The Waterpoint, Camley Park

Illumination of the Winter Gardens Dome.

Exterior mapping and 3D animation.

Exterior light and video projection.

The Warbreck Water tank displays a continuous dynamic water effect that is projected 360 degrees around the Water tank; it is controlled by an LED ring at the base of the structure to projects the movement and texture of water.

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Light Trails

Newcastle - UK December 2006

Glow Light Festival Illumination of railways arches and their immediate environment, using the themes of transition and passage. Commissioned by NVA Arts Consultants and financed by NewcastleGateshead. © 2010 CREATMOSPHERE

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Stratford - London March 2008

Frankfurt - Germany April 2008

Eton and Windsor - London September - November 2008

Artist in resident to create and produce an urban lighting scheme

Past – present - future LUMINALE Festival

Light-up Windsor

Part of the local cultural policy for the Olympics 2012, the project aim was to encourage residents and visitors to use a different route to get to the cultural quarter of Stratford.

As part of a 2008-20 regeneration plan of the ‘Opel’ city, this project included the illumination of the castle, the mill, the park of Russelheim and the main High Street. It also saw an interactive projection on the Station Square by ‘Mickaël Eibes’ studio in collaboration with graffiti research lab.

Light Trail in the city of Windsor and Eton as part of the Cultural Olympiad 2008-12. This project was organised by Windsor Festival in collaboration with Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead and financed by Windsor and Eton Town Partnership, SEEDA and Arts Council South East.

A light path between the tube station and the cultural quarter was created using the existing elements of the urban landscape in a new way; some trees, an illuminated plant wall, a parking ramp and a residential tower were lit using new lighting technologies.

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Durham, UK 12-15 November 2009

Flux - Lumiere Festival 2009 Large-scale installation on the River Wear, Durham. creating a rediscovery of the rivers historical heritage along a 1km walk on the riverbanks where the mills, weirs, and bridges were reconnected in light. Commissioned by Artichoke in partnership with Sky Arts.

Royal Horticultural Society, Wisley 8 December - 3 January 2010

London, UK 22-25 April 2010

Lumiere, a celebration of Light

Light Trail on the Regent’s Canal

Winter light trial that consisted of 18 installations that transformed the gardens natural landscape and architecture. Highlights included the Greenhouse, Laboratory, the Canal, an electroluminescent tree and a festive baulbaul tree at the entrance of the gardens.

Creating connections between the canal’s historical infrastructure, architecture and surrounding natural spaces, Creatmosphere turned on the lights to a normally unlit part of London.

Commissioned by Royal Horticultural Society.

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Commissioned by CreateKX and supported by British Waterways, Camley Street Natural Park, Granary Street Mooring and National Grid.

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Installations

August 2010 River of Light, Calgary, Canada Part of a Public Art commission for the Bow River Festival 500 illuminated spheres were released and travelled 7.5km downstream to create a large-scale lighting installation on the Bow River. © 2010 CREATMOSPHERE

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Calgary, Canada August 2010

Sources & River of Light Sources - The Light Matrix A matrix of 28 spheres on a lagoon that were driven by data researched on the flow, quality, demand and water cycle of the Bow River. Sources - Daylight Spheres Light reflective sphere’s places on the peripheries of islands that investigate the typography and physicality of the river. River of Light A large-scale light promenade along a 7.5km river where 500 spheres were allowed to float freely downstream mapping the flow of the river. The event was brought together by community participation across a number of local groups. The ‘River of Light’ was originally conceived to mark the inauguration of the Cultural Olympiad 2008-12 in Windsor and Eton More information on www.riveroflight.org Commission by The City of Calgary, Canada

Geneva - Switzerland December 2006

Breathing Trees Arbres et Lumières Festival Breathing trees is a dynamic and synchronised installation of light and sound, created for the ‘Arbres et Lumières’ in Geneva. The image it creates is symbolic of the lungs and the rhythm of the breath. Using LED-dimming colour changing technology and an integrated triggering 3D soundscape, the trees actually look and sound like they are breathing. This installation not only has an aesthetic beauty but also raises socio-political questions around environmental issues of pollution and climate change. This project was replanted during the Switched on London Festival 2008 and was commissioned by Unterwegs Theater in Heildelberg, Germany 2010 for the Art-ort Festival. For the latest project the tree was programmed to cough during peak traffic times. More information on www.breathingtrees.com Commission by Arbres et Lumières Festival 2006 (Geneva), Switched on London 2008 (UK), Art-ort 2010 (Heildelberg, Germany)

Royal Botanical Gardens, UK 2 -18 April 2010

Participative Workshop exploring the importance of trees in biodiversity Participative workshop installation developed over 16 days that responded to the light, spatial characteristics and architecture of the Nash Conservatory, where elements of daylight mapping, shadow, reflection, airflow, and colour were brought together to interact with artwork created by the children. Dichroic filters were placed on the conservatory windows, creating dynamic patterns of coloured light as daylight moved through the space. Commissioned by Kew Royal Botanical Gardens, London

Heidelberg, Germany 8 November 2008

Light Cube The LIGHT CUBE is an installation that investigates the visibility of public space. At night, it becomes a large-scale cube of light created by the presence of the audience around and within the LIGHT CUBE. The installation detects the movement of the audience, illuminating only when the audience enter the space, creating an interactive motion-sensor installation. Commissioned by Unterwegs Theater

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References Projects to date ARTORT 2010 / Unterwegs Theater / 1-3 & 6-10 October 2010 — 6meter interactive light arch created using water tanks; the ‘water garden’ that uses light and sound to create an immersive installation and; the Breathing Tree. KVADRAT - Cristian Zuzunaga / London Design Festival /21-26 September 2010 — Digital Tea collaboration that uses motion sensor to create a dynamic installation using light, video and sound MOOOI / London Design Festival / 16 September 2010 — Mapping and 3D animation of Moooi’s latest collection onto an exterior of their new London showroom at Portobello Dock, London. RIVER OF LIGHT & SOURCES / City of Calgary / 14-21 August 2010 — Large-scale Public Art commission on the River Bow, Calgary, Canada. COLLECT 2010 - CRAFT COUNCIL / Saatchi Gallery / 14-17 May 2010 — Exhibition signage for the Crafts Councils annual event. REGENT’S CANAL LIGHT TRAIL/ Create KX / 22-25 April 2010 — A light trail that created connections between the canal’s historical infrastructure, architecture and surrounding natural spaces it addressed London light condition. PARTICIPATORY WORKSHOP/ Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew / 2 -18 April 2010 — A creative workshop where elements of daylight mapping, reflection, airflow, and colour interact with artwork created by kids. A PIER/APPEAR(S)/ Brighton West Pier / 10 February 2010 — Light up of the charred remains of Brighton’s icon west pier using cutting edge laser technology. ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY / Wisley Gardens , Surrey / 8 December - 3 January 2010 — 18 lighting installations, some dynamic and interactive transforming the gardens natural landscape and architecture. LUMIERE DURHAM LIGHT FESTIVAL / Artichoke & Sky Arts / 12-15 November 2009 — Light up of the rivers historical heritage along a 1k riverside walk where the mills, weirs, and bridges were reconnected in light. LIGHT CUBE / Heidelberg / Germany / June 2009 The LIGHT CUBE investigates the visibility of public space. A giant cube of light created by the presence of the audience around and within the LIGHT CUBE. CHRISTMAS LIGHT UP 2 / London / Chestfield partners / December 2008 - January 2009 — Light-up of the trees in front of the EX-COMMONWEALTH INSTITUTE. © 2010 CREATMOSPHERE

LIGHT UP Windsor and Eton / September — November 2008 — Light trail around the city and a live event on the river as part of the Cultural Olympiad for the Olympic Games 2008-12. CRYSTAL PALACE REAPPEARS / Hyde Park (London) / June 2008 - July 2011 — Collaboration with architect Sunand Prasad, an installation of Lu’art spheres to recreate the silhouette of Crystal Palace. ARGENT SIGNAGE PROJECT / King’s Cross, (London) / June 2008 — Urban and ariel signage project of 24 1-2m helium Lun’art spheres on the redevelopment site at King’s Cross, utilising and experimenting with ariel video cameras. LUMINALE RUSSELHEIM project “PAST PRESENT FUTURE” / April 2008 — Site-specific installations as part of a regeneration plan for this city. NEWHAM LIGHT ART RESIDENCY SERIES OF LIGHT / Stratford (London) / February — April 2008. SWITCHEDONLONDON 2008 project “BREATHING TREES 2” / February 2008. CHRISTMAS LIGHT UP / London for the general public / December 2007 - January 2008 — Event that lit up the trees in front of the EX-COMMONWEALTH INSTITUTE. WATER RESERVOIR BLACKPOOL FESTIVAL OF LIGHT, project “WATER IS EVERYWHERE” / August — November 2007 — The piece was further commissioned to become a permanent lighting scheme in 2008. BRITISH LIBRARY, Breaking the Rules Late and Live Program / November 2007 — Audio-visual installation realised in collaboration with Future of Sound, London Sinfonnietta and VJ Pablo Fiasco. ILLUMINATION OF WATERPOINT and CAMLEY STREET NATURAL RESERVE, ARRIVALS events / November 2007 — Light trail financed by LCR/ Eurostar / ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND. BIG CHILL ART TRAIL / Eastnor Castle (UK) / August 2007 — Installation of light tubes on the lake. SHOREDITCH TRUST HACKNEY NDC / 2007 — Proposal “MORE LIGHT, LESS POWER” — Consultant for an urban lighting scheme in and around Hackney , London. FUTURE OF LIGHT / 2007 — Collaboration with Martyn Ware from Illustrious and Future of Sound. GLOW International Light Festival / Newcastle / December 2006, organised by NVA arts consultants, a dynamic and interactive installations for the public under railway arches.

ARBRES ET LUMIERES project “BREATHING TREES” / Geneva (SWITZERLAND) / December 2006. LIGHT 06, Light Design Exhibition / Truman Brewery (London) / September 2006 — Commissioned and curated a lighting design room in association with 100% EAST. 100% LIGHT, New Light Design Show / Earl’s Court (London)/ September 2006 — Member of the artistic committee. BIG CHILL FESTIVAL / Eastnor Castle (UK) / August 2006 — Installation of Lun’art spheres. LAB 06 London Architecture Biennial /June 2006 — Signage installation realised during the daytime using 80 Lun’art sphere for Jason Bruges studio. LUMINALE project ‘LUMIERES BLEUES / Frankfurt (Germany) / April 2006 — Illumination of the Wiesbaden Dome and sitespecific investigations by MICHAEL EIBES studio and DDC (German Designers Club). EXTRAVANIGHT NRJ / Papeete, (Tahiti) / January 2006 — Light and video installation at Morisson’s cafe. OXYGEN EVENTS / Truman Brewery / December 2005 — Installation of 24 Lun’art spheres. BLACKPOOL Festival of Light / September — December 2005 Light installation on the dome of the Winter Gardens, a project created with the local community. Included “POUNDLAND PROJECT” light workshops with the PAYP group, who create workshops for children in difficulties. Financed by Blackpool Council. NEW BRAZILIAN FILM FESTIVAL / September 2005 — Light installation of the interior of the Atlantis Gallery for a new Brazilian film festival. BIG CHILL FESTIVAL / Eastnor Castle (UK) / August 2005 — Outdoor signage of “light dandelions” as part of the Light Art trail. Undergraduate Design Show / Truman Brewery (London) / June 2005 — Light installation. Pierre Garroudi Gallery / South London / March 2005 — Light installation. TRUMAN BREWERY / December — January 2005 — Installation of Lun’art spheres in the event office. East London Design Show / Shoreditch Town Hall / November 2004 — Interior light installation. SUPERFLUX — Fêtes des Lumières / Lyon / December 2004 — Installation of Lun’art spheres with video projection. References // 14

References Projects continued 100% DESIGN / Earl’s Court (London) / September 2004 — Installation of Lun’art spheres in the bar and restaurant. 6000 CHAIRS - Art and Community Event / Crystal Palace Park (London) / August 2004 — Production of video, light and sound. CIDA / Truman Brewery (London) / July 2004 and 2005 — Installation of 3m Lun’art spheres. STREATHAM FESTIVAL / London / July 2004 — Light installation at Saint Margaret church. BRILLIANT LIGHT - V&A Museum, / London / February 2004 STREATHAM FESTIVAL / London / July 2003 — Light installation at Saint Leonard Church and an animation created with the local community. THE DERELICT SENSATION / Grand Hotel , King’s Cross (London) / November 2003 — Light and video installation. VITAL ARTS / Whitechapel Hospital, London / December 2003 — Interior and exterior installation. DESIGNERS BLOCK / London / September 2003 — Launch of Creatmosphere at a Design Exhibition. Presentation of the Lun’art spheres, the Snakelight and the Lightbox. FAITES DE LA LUMIÈRE / London and Paris/ 2002 — Creating and participating in a community event project DO YOUR OWN LIGHT in Streatham in the context of the international Faites de la Lumière, London.

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Contacts Creatmosphere / London Laurent Louyer — Artistic Director P1 Studios, Unit 5, Payne Road, Bow, London, E3 2SP, UK mobile: +44 (0) 79 00 605 219 email: [email protected] website: www.creatmosphere.com

Clients Cities and Public Funders The City of Calgary, Canada Arts Council England Royal Borough of Windsor and Eton Partnership SEEDA (Cultural Olympiad South East 2008/12) Newham/Stratford Council (Olympic Events Department) Russelheim 2020 Cultural DeparmentLuminale, Germany Lambeth Arts Shoreditch Trust Streatham Festival Bromley Council Commissions and Special Events

Photograph credits : Laurent Louyer, Martin Pabois, Mathew Andrews, James Newton, Bill Pinell, Simon Robertson, Carol Drew, Tim Burrell-Saward, Adrian Beney, Simon Hudspeth, Dany Carlyle, Carlos Amet, Michael Magnan, © 2010 CREATMOSPHERE Designer: Martin Pabois www.graphiciseverywhere.eu

Reveal Festival CreateKX Artichoke Productions Royal Horticultural Society Royal Botanical Gardens Kew Tiger Beer The British Library The Old Truman Brewery V&A Museum Artsengine Beyond the Tropic, Tahiti, French Polynesia Brazilian Film Festival CIDA Windsor Festival Eurostar Future of Sound Hidden Art LCR (London Continental Rail) Oxygen Events Pangea Events Who's Next, Paris

Big Chill Festival 291 Gallery Area 10 Design and Architecture Craft Council/Collect Tent London Design Show Peynore and Prasad Architects London Architecture Festival 100% East 100% Light 100% Design Designers Block East London Design Show Jam Design Jason Bruges Studio LAB, London Architecture Biennale Materio, Paris, France Next, Avignon France Panko Designers, France Sabz, Paris, France Light Festivals Lumiere - A Festival of Light for Durham Arbres et Lumieres, Geneva, Switzerland Faites des Lumieres, Paris, France La Noche en Blanco en Lima, Peru Luminale,Wiesbaden, Germany Glow Light Festival, Newcastle Blackpool Festival of Light Superflux, Fetes des Lumieres Lyon, France Switched on London