jan 23, 2013

communal lighting installation from donated fixtures by beforelight

communal lighting installation from donated fixtures by beforelightview from ermou street image © beforelight

located in the heart of athens, a small street within the monastiraki area is host to a lighting installation.by inviting users to donate their old luminaires, fixtures and lamp shades in order to transform the abandoned street of central athens into a homely space.

an abandoned shop was temporarily transformed into an open workspace for people to gather, observe and participate in the development of the project. a process of repairing, testing and waterproofing the lamps engaged volunteers that, in collaboration with greek creative studio beforelight, prepared more then 150 lamps to create a colorful ceiling over the street.

perspective view of the installation image © beforelight

entrance to pittaki street image © beforelight

close-up image © beforelight

close-up to hanging lights image © beforelight

view from the top with the acropolis in the backgroundimage © adam alexopoulos

opening night image © adam alexopoulos

opening night image © aris kamarotos

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beforelight

jan 23, 2013

Really nice project, good to see some optimism and ligth these days! 😉

Andrea says:
Jan 24, 2013
interesting typology

dbkii says:
Jan 24, 2013
How beautiful…. Why can’t more of life be like that .. : )

Freyjalind says:
Jan 24, 2013
captivating…but who changes the light bulbs?

wendy says:
Feb 26, 2013

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