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
opening night image © aris kamarotos
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captivating…but who changes the light bulbs?
How beautiful…. Why can’t more of life be like that .. : )
interesting typology
Really nice project, good to see some optimism and ligth these days! 😉