Lighting Concept
The characteristics of the Wadden Sea is the breath-taking infinite landscape with an all-encompassing horizon that creates the illusion of sky and land becoming one. At first glance, the wildlife is not immediately obvious within the flatness of the Wadden Sea but when you look closer the rich life and ecosystem allows for a perfect environment for nature and organisms.
We translated the reflection and the experience of dissolving horizons into the Birdbeamers with a materiality to match and designed a light rig that appears simple on the outside but is tech-rich beneath the surface. It appears to float in the space and becomes an integral piece of design that inhabits the space rather than cluttering it. To give lightness to the design, we positioned the lights on top looking down like birds perching on higher ground.
The Birdbeamers is designed for the project by Fortheloveoflight, DK + JAC Studios, DK and produced by Mike Stoane Lighting, UK.
Tinted lighting
The elevated world in which birds often inhabit of birds is high in the sky where natural light is in constant change. From moonlight, sunrise and sunset, the birds experience an extensive variety of colours throughout the passage of a day. Within the exhibition, we have worked with carefully selected and tested glass colour filters to reference the natural light and the softness of the sky with focus on pastel colours.
The Cabinet of Curiosity
Understanding the complexities of the anatomy of birds requires focus and attention to detail. The lighting for the cabinet of curiosity is integrated into a bespoke spine-rig that references the skeletal system of a bird. The delicate spotlights are high CRI to illuminate interiority features such as the hand painted watercolour paintings by the artist Carl Christian Tofte. The lighting invites you to silently explore and investigate the birds anatomy at a closer scale offering a peaceful environment for concentration and learning.
“Digital Ornithology"
Jason Bruges Studio in collaboration with JAC Studios created an immersive installation that represents the 12 million migratory birds and the unique landscape of the Wadden Sea. Digital Ornithology is the last sequence of the exhibition, which follows a journey of exploration and discovery of the native birds, to being fully immersed in their unique habitat and behaviours. The installation is comprised of hundreds of LCD screens suspended from the ceiling in a sequence that represents the migration of the birds.
The walls and ceiling of the space are grazed in cool white light to dissolve the boundaries of the space and create a backdrop for the LCD panels as they flicker like birds in the sky. With an amalgamation of projection mapping of live footage and the light-modulating behaviour of the LCD’s, the result is an ephemeral and captivating acquaintance.
BBX.70
The development and the product BBX.70 is the result of the need for an alternative lighting solution to standard track systems.
A product that could meet the high demands of both aesthetics, flexibility and the highest light quality that a world class exhibition demands. This resulted in the collaboration between JAC Studios, DK & Fortheloveoflight, DK + Mike Stoane Lighting, UK merging the three disciplines Design, Technology and Craftsmanship.
