i Light Singapore 2023 Theme – A New Wave

i Light Singapore 2023, presented by DBS, theme for this year is A New Wave. Using light not not just as a wave that expands and radiates energy in all directions. it’s also a language, a form of communication that give rise to a range of emotions. 

i Light Singapore 2023 will explore the colour “Blue”, when you explore the various artworks on display around Marina Bay. The Blue colour wavelength is strong in the Force that brings you cool tones, vibes and different states of emotion – of calm and serenity. 

Light artworks on display at i Light Singapore 2023

I visited all of the 14 light artworks on display at i Light Singapore 2023. If you like to know more about the particular artist, the inspiration behind their artwork, you can visit i Light Singapore website to find out more or you can read more about them at the information booths at each artwork location.

Glacier Dreams

Tree Man

Blumiwave

Moooooootion 

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Symphony 1

Block Party

the things left unsaid 

Light Anemones

Resonances 

Trumpet Flowers 

Aquatics

Bleached 

Show III

Prism

i Light Singapore photography and exploration tips 

• You might want to bring your tripod along for long exposure shots composition of the artworks, the choice is yours
• Bring a few lenses – wide angle zoom and a mid telephoto zoom lenses would give you different views and perspectives when engaging and photographing the artworks 
• Catch the light artwork projection on the ArtScience Museum during the evening blue hour time, that gives you a different background colour and feel 
• Wear comfortable shoes (You would be walking quite a fair bit)
• Wear comfortable clothes (It can be pretty hot and humid at times)
• Bring a water bottle and remember to hydrate
• Split up your i Light Singapore visit over a few nights, maybe one visit on a weekend, the other visit can be on a weekday

Ignite Your Spark on your DBS Journey at i Light Singapore 2023 

DBS makes a return as the presenting sponsor of i Light Singapore 2023, Asia’s leading sustainable light festival, part of DBS ongoing efforts in and around the Marina Bay area to give back to the community, including the recent launch of a multi-year partnership with Esplanade to provide more experiences for people to visit, discover, enjoy and express themselves. 

DBS invites i Light Singapore 2023 festival goers to “Ignite Your Spark”, to bring out the best in themselves and to Pay-It-Forward to help shape a better, brighter world. There would be fun games designed around themes of self-care, sustainable living, being future-ready, all relatable themes of today. There are also instagrammmable visual installations, including artwork that will be recycled later and be given a new lease of life, and stage performances by local talents who shine through despite their disabilities, among other experiences.Pay I

Ignite Your Spark on your DBS passport journey at i Light Singapore 2023, you can easily access just by scanning a QR code with your smartphone. An interactive journey begins for you whereby you would be challenged to collect 4 digital stamps on your DBS Passport, by participating in various experiences at Blumiwave and within the DBS Zone.

Blumiwave at Mist Walk is an artwork that aims to raise awareness of blue energy, an alternative renewable energy source that is harnessed from the sea and river waters. Created by local artists from DP Design, the “crashing” waves of Blumiwave are made of a carefully weaved fabric of safety nets and scaffolding from salvaged from construction sites. 

All plastics used in the construction of Blumiwave will recycled by Magorium after this festival is over. Magorium is a social enterprise supported by DBS Foundation, they convert plastic waste into sustainable construction called “NEWBitumen”, which can be used to pave eco-roads. “NEWBitumen” was also used in paving the driveway of DBS Newton Green, Singapore’s 1st Zero building by a bank.

[ Information courtesy of DBS Media Centre ]

GastroBeats

The Festival Village of i Light Singapore, GastroBeats is a month long celebration of eating good good, listening to good music and having good fun, bringing the community together and showcasing local culture diversity. 

For more information on GastroBeats, please visit https://gastrobeats.com.sg/  

DBS Zone at GastroBeats 

Check out the key highlights at DBS Zone at GastroBeats where many exciting activities await the i Light Singapore 2023 festival goers!

• Find Your Spark
• Eco Row and Glow
• Money Matchmaker
• Made for Travel
• POSB Money Smarts

Also look out for 

• Live performances by the community every Friday and Saturday
• Transform food waste into animal feed and fertilisers by Ento Industries (a business for impact supported by DBS Foundation) 
• Explore sustainable fashion at DBS Zone by Fashion Pulpit (a social enterprise) 

For more information on DBS participation at i Light Singapore 2023 and GastroBeats 2023, please visit https://www.dbs.com/live-more-by-the-bay/ilight-singapore.html

My i Light journeys over the years

Going back in time, here are my i Light journeys over the years that I visited, photographed and documented over the years. 

i Light Marina Bay

• i Light Marina Bay 2010 (article | photos)
• i Light Marina Bay 2012 (article 1 | article 2 | photos)
• i Light Marina Bay 2014 (article 1 | article 2 | photos)
• i Light Marina Bay 2016 (article | photos)
• i Light Marina Bay 2017 (article | photos)

i Light Singapore

• i Light Singapore 2019 (photos)
• i Light Singapore 2022 (photos)
• i Light Singapore 2023 (article | photos)

I would get back into my archives for 2019 and 2022, curating photos from the 2019 and 2022 i Light Singapore editions and upload them into my i Light Singapore / i Light Marina Bay collection on Flickr.

Visiting and photographing i Light (Singapore / Marina Bay) journeys since 2010 had been an interesting visual storytelling journey for me with my camera, capturing the growth, changes, not just in Marina Bay Singapore, on the areas of sustainability and recycling and artworks depicting those key areas that the world is looking at, and having a stronger and more urgent emphasis in this current climate.

I hope that i Light Singapore 2023 can Ignite Your Spark on A New Wave inside you in the areas of sustainability, sustainable living and habits in our daily life and work.  

* A TGH Photography x Canon EOS R6 Mark II Explorer Series Production *

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However, I confessed that when I first stepped into Elephant POOPOOPAPER Park in the afternoon after our half day trip to Doi Suthep National Park in the morning, I was in awe of this lovely, quiet and tranquil location. This place is environmentally friendly, superb hospitality, a cosy café known as Adobe Cafe, nice souvenirs, craft works and art works gift shop.

Elephant POOPOOPAPER Park is an easy destination to navigate, you can walk on your own through the eight stations and explore it yourself, there are maps, signages and boards explaining the processes at each station. Alternatively, you can sign up for the guided tour. We were hosted by Ms. Tun Kanokrat, Managing Director of Elephant POOPOOPAPER Park, she brought us on a guided tour, demonstrating and explaining to us the processes at each different stages of producing the poopoo paper.

History of Paper Garden– Before you start, visit this segment at the park and learn about the history of paper, the origin and development over the centuries

Poo Fiber Shed– Next up, visit the Poo Poo Shed, touch and smell the dried poo!  Don’t worry, it’s not smelly!

Cleaning & Boiling– The dried poo fiber is put through the process of cleaning and boiling, inside the big hot wok over the charcoal fire.

Mixing & Colouring– After cleaning and boiling, they are headed to the mixing and colouring shed,  transforming into colourful pulp poo balls.

Papermaking– This is probably going to be one of the most fun part getting hands on with the pulp poo balls, spread the dried pulp poo balls onto the mesh wooden tray with water, spread them out evenly.

Sheet Screening– Bring the mesh wooden tray of the pulp poo poo fiber into the backyard for drying. While it might take some time to see your handicraft work turning into recycled paper, you can be proud of your achievement!

Finished Product– At this shed, you can view and touch the various freshly made sheets of POOPOOPAPER, this is probably the next fun segment for you, time to make your own/decorate your own unique POOPOOPAPER product, let your creativity artwork flow! There are also ready made POOPOOPAPER products for you to buy back home as gifts for your family, relatives and friends!

Team #EpiphanyGoChiangMai did a great job there, getting the videos and interviews shot by Valentino with travel hosts Tiffany and Peps, hosting, introducing and interviewing Ms Kanokrat. As for myself, I was busy taking behind the scenes photos and you can view them inside this flickr album! As the quiet Chiang Mai evening sets in, we bade farewell to this wonderful destination and returned back to our Baisiri Maya hotel in Chiang Mai.

However, Team #EpiphanyGoChiangMai, really liked this place so much that we squeezed out a few hours out from our schedule on Day 4 to visit them again after our maiden visit on Day 3 in Chiang Mai.

I got most of my photos on Day 3 of our visit and on Day 4, I continued taking photos of the park that I wasn’t able to finish taking the day before. On Day 4, I was able to get my hands on, making my own TGH Photography bookmark that I can bring home to Singapore. My own DIY bookmark from Elephant POOPOOPAPER Park provided me with wonderful memories and the friendly chats with the owners of Elephant POOPOOPAPER Park.

This is a must visit destination when you visit Chiang Mai, Thailand! Lovely, quiet and tranquil location, ideal for families with children to learn more about eco-friendly movement, recycling and saving the environment, with great hands on experience to build and decorate your own notebooks, bookmarks etc etc … Do check out Tiffany’s article post on her visit to Elephant POOPOOPAPER Park too! If you are a teacher planning a school trip to Chiang Mai, this is highly recommended destination to bring your students, there’s so much to learn about recycling, eco-friendly livng, sustainability, moreover, the students can have an awesome hands on experience with the recycled paper products!

I would like to thank Ms. Kanokrat and her team for her warmest hospitality when they hosted us, Team #EpiphanyGoChiangMai at the Elephant POOPOOPAPER Park. Personally, I had an awesome time there, learning a lot more about eco-friendly activities, recycling, saving the environment, getting hands on with paperwork and handicraft, making my own unique poopoo paper bookmark! I am pretty sure the rest of Team #EpiphanyGoChiangMai agree with me too! More photographs of our visit to Elephant POOPOOPAPER Park can be viewed here in this Flickr album!

Visitor Information on Elephant POOPOOPAPER Park

Address: 87 Moo. 10, T. Maeram, Amphur Mae Rim, Chiang Mai, 50180 THAILAND

Telephone: +66(0)53-299565

Email: info@poopoopaperpark.com

Opening Hours: 9:00am to 5:30pm

Cost of entry: 100 Baht

Website: http://www.poopoopaperpark.com/en/

Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/7b24kqHCUxk

*Thai language Directions for taxi, tuk-tuk, red bus, etc. :

อยู่ห่างจากตัวเมืองเชียงใหม่เพียง10 กิโลเมตร(15 นาที) โดยเดินทางสู่เส้นแม่ริมและใช้เวลาเพียง2 นาทีจากทางแยกแม่ริม-สะเมิงเลียบคลองมาทางคุ้มเสือและเลยไปอีกเพียง100 เมตร

Follow them on social media

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/poopoopaperpark

Twitter: https://twitter.com/poopoopaperpark

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/poopoopaperpark/

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/poopoopaperpark/

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Besides, the artworks, there are also other programmes and dinning options for for all visitors to i Light Marina Bay 2017! Let me highlight some of them, there will be three complementary themed festival hubs for visitors to this event. One of them is the The Fantastical World of eco.me at The Promonotory, they will be showcasing sustainability-themed activities such as recycling and upcycling marketplace, an urban garden, a learning yard, a kinetic energy playground, immersive performances and music from 3^rd to 5^th March and 9^th to 12^th March.

The other two hubs are Art-Zoo, an imaginative inflatable play-garden at The Float @ Marina Bay and Gastrobeats, where visitors to this event can sit down, enjoy the food and drinks selection available there and enjoy the music! There is something for everybody for the children to adults, it’s a great and meaningful event to bring your family and children down to Marina Bay and enjoy i Light Marina Bay 2017!

During my preview session on 1^st March 2017, I was able to view some of the sustainable light artworks, let me share with you some photographs of the artworks! Come on down to Marina Bay Singapore, from 3^rd March to 26^th March 2017, explore and have fun at i Light Marina Bay 2017!

Artwork 03 – Social Sparkles

Artwork 05 – Horizontal Interference

Artwork 06 – Home

Artwork 08 – Moonflower

Artwork 12 – You Lookin’ At Me?

Artwork 16 – Kaleidoscopic Monolith

Artwork 19 – The Colourful Garden of Light

Artwork 20 – The Body of the Sea

I would share more photographs into my flickr folder along the way when I revisit I Light Marina Bay 2017 over the next 3 weeks! Do keep a lookout for them inside my flickr collection, Twitter, Instagram and FB page!

For more information on i Light Marina Bay 2017, you can visit their website for more information and details! There is also an app, bilppar, that you can download for your smartphone, to explore and navigate i Light Marina Bay 2017. The bilppar app is free for download from the Apple store or Google Play.

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i Light Marina Bay is Asia’s leading sustainable light art festival, this year’s 2016 theme is “In Praise of Shadows” with 25 innovative and environmentally friendly light artwork installations installed and showcased around the Marina Bay area. For i Light Marina Bay 2016, the event has become bigger with more programs and festivities happening in the vincinity of Marina Bay, outdoor performances, workshops and outdoor dining options.

I started my i Light Marina Bay 2016 adventure from the Esplanade, walking down towards The Float @ Marina Bay, crossing the Helix Bridge to Art Science Museum, continuing towards Waterfront Promenade and Marina Bay City Gallery. Thereafter, I continued towards the Promontory @ Marina Bay before ending my adventure outside Fullerton Bay Hotel. It was a bit of a fast walk for me, to document, cover and photograph all 25 light artwork installations at i Light Marina Bay 2016 within a night from around 8pm to 11pm. However, I am still planning to go back and revisit some of the light artwork installations again, especially those that I want to photograph more in-depth, from a few different perspectives and angles. After that, I would share and upload them into my i Light Marina Bay 2016 photo collection on Flickr.

Allow me to bring you back in time to the first three editions of i Light Marina Bay before experiencing the 4^th edition! Here’s my i Light Marina Bay photography collection on Flickr

• i Light Marina Bay 2010
• i Light Marina Bay 2012
• i Light Marina Bay 2014
• i Light Marina Bay 2016

From the 25 light artwork installations, there are a few of them that caught my eye and attention. Personally, here are some of my favourite light artwork installations from i Light Marina Bay 2016 –

– What A Loving Beautiful World – Art Science Museum by teamLab (Japan)

– Lightscape Pavilion by MisoSoupDesign (Taiwan)

– Marine Constellations by Laughing Stars (Japan) and Lumen Artistry (Singapore)

Each and everyone of the 25 artists and their light artwork installations deserve recognition and special mention for their showcase at i Light Marina Bay 2016. Do check out the 25 artists bio and light artwork installations description on the website! This would be helpful to learn more about the respective artist and their inspiration, ideas and design behind their light artwork!

I had always been amazed, fascinated and attracted by the colourful bright lights from i Light Marina Bay festivals. Each edition brings out something different and special to me, that I can visit, enjoy the lightings and artworks. Through the different artists unique artworks, they do give me inspiration for my photography too! Let there be light and my photography flows along with it!

More information on i Light Marina Bay can be found on their website, do remember to download their festival guide into your smartphone or tablet, this would come in very handy and useful when you start your i Light Marina Bay 2016 adventure! Gather your family, loved ones and friends, head on down to Marina Bay Singapore and enjoy i Light Marina Bay 2016!

Useful information for i Light Marina Bay 2016

From: 4^th March to 27^th March

Opening Hours: 7:30pm to 11:00pm (extended to 12mn on Friday and Saturday night)

Location: Marina Bay Singapore

Website: i Light Marina Bay

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There are a few art installations that I really like a lot and I would recommend these few art installations at i Light Marina Bay for you all to visit! One of them is art installation B9 titled “Cloud”, with the Marina Bay and Raffles Place CBD skyline in her background, this makes an excellent photograph together with the art installation Cloud. During the evening, when the sun sets and the blue hour emerges, the art installation Cloud with the beautiful landscape background is one that dazzles visitors and photographers to wait for that moment!

Visit i Light Marina Bay 2014 and discover your favourite art installations! The lighting projection display on the Art Science Museum, art installation B14 titled “Celebration of Life” is another of my favourite and you can see many visitors watching from the Helix Bridge, at the Float @ Marina Bay and below the Art Science Museum itself! I photographed the “Celebration of Life” artwork installation from three different locations over two weekends and one of my favourite location is the Helix Bridge whereby I can have a view of artwork projection on the Art Science Museum with the Raffles Place CBD and Marina Bay in the background!

Here are some key information on i Light Marina Bay 2014

– From: 7th March 2014 to 31st March 2014

– Location: Marina Bay Waterfront

– Website: i Light Marina Bay

– Opening Hours: 7:30pm to 11:00pm

If you haven’t visited i Light Marina Bay 2014, you still can drop by Marina Bay and visit them during this final week!

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i Light Marina Bay is Asia’s only sustainable light art festival that showcases innovative content, the intelligent use of lighting as well as an international line-up of creative talents. Themed Light+heART, the festival this year features 28 innovative and environmentally sustainable light art installations from around the world.

i Light Marina Bay 2014 is going to light up Marina Bay in a wide array of beautiful and colourful lighting displays and artworks, attracting many visitors from local and overseas to the Marina Bay area and getting into the i Light Marina Bay 2014 action!

Here are my memories from i Light Marina Bay in 2010 and 2012

– Photo Memories from i Light Marina Bay 2010 & my coverage of i Light Marina Bay 2010 

– Photo Memories from i Light Marina Bay 2012 & my coverage of i Light Marina Bay 2012

I started walking around the Marina Bay Waterfront, visiting the various artworks and lighting displays at i Light Marina Bay 2014 when it was officially opened on the 7th March 2014. The artworks and lighting displays were amazing and there were some particular lighting artworks that caught my eye and attention, they were my favourite lighting artworks displays.

Let me share with you some of my favourite i Light Marina Bay 2014 artworks!

– A2 The Wishing Tree by The Living Project

– A3 iSwarm by Team from SUTD 

– B9 Cloud by Caitlind R.C. Brown & Wayne Garrett 

– B10 1.26 Singapore by Janet Echelman 

– B14 Celebration of Life by Justin Lee with Dorier Asia Pte Ltd

Do drop by Marina Bay Singapore and visit all of the lighting artworks and displays! Some of them are really interactive for you to participate and have an experiential experience with the lightings! Some of the artworks at i Light Marina Bay 2014 are very popular with the visitors and they can be identified by the visitors getting to be part of the action and taking photos with the lighting artworks!

Take many photographs and memories from i Light Marina Bay 2014, tag them with #ilightmarinabay and #marinabaysg ! Have lots of fun and enjoy yourselves! I look forward to photographing and completing all the i Light Marina Bay 2o14 lighting artworks displays!

Here are some key information on i Light Marina Bay 2014

– From: 7th March 2014 to 31st March 2014

– Location: Marina Bay Waterfront

– Website: i Light Marina Bay

– Opening Hours: 7:30pm to 11:00pm

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Today and tomorrow, 31st March 2012 and 1st April 2012, you have 2 more nights to drop by Marina Bay Waterfront and visit the various 31 light art installations. There are some really beautiful and very outstanding light art installations that took my liking and I covered them quite extensively, they are –

– Garden of Light by Hexogon Solution

– The Gate by Li Hui

– Light of the Merlion by Ocubo

– Parmenides I by Dev Harlan

– White Rain by Takahiro Matsuo

It can be quite a challenge to cover all 31 light art installations in 2 nights, check out the full list of 31 artists first before going over and plan your viewing and photography route! Do check out my i Light Marina Bay 2012 photographs collection on Flickr and my dedicated folder collection for the installation Garden of Light!

This i Light Marina Bay 2012 was really awesome and I really loved this festival very much, many great opportunities for photography and understanding more about sustainable lighting, energy-efficient lighting and created awareness for energy-saving lighting technology for the urban environment. Till the next i Light Marina Bay, let me leave you with these beautiful, colourful and bright sustainable lightings!

i Light Marina Bay 2012

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Garden of Light

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With artists from all over the world, over 25 locations around the Marina Bay area, showcasing their artwork and designs. This festival makes it a fun time for all, locals and tourists alike, to enjoy the night landscape brighten by many different lights and designs, understanding the importance of sustainable energy and lighting.

Over this period from 15th October to 7th November 2010, open nightly from 7:30pm to 12mn, this festival promises to be a fun and enjoyable time for all to enjoy. With 25 locations, all around the Marina Bay district, it might be good to break down your i Light Marina Bay festival visit over a few nights because you would be able to enjoy the night sceneries of Marina Bay and you won’t need to rush all over the 25 locations.

Take a look at the map of the i Light Marina Bay Festival here, this is how I plan my exploration of the festival

1st night on 15th October 2010 – Locations 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10

2nd night on 16th October 2010 – Locations 1, 2, 3, 4, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

3rd night – Date TBA – Locations 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18

4th night – Date TBA – Location 25

Do bring your tripod along, it would really come in handy and useful especially taking long exposures of Singapore’s night scene!

As I slowly explore and enjoy i Light Marina Bay Festival with fellow photographers or on my own, I would be sharing more of my fun time with my photographer friends ! Do keep a look out of my photojournalistic adventures ! Hope you all enjoy the different beautiful photographs from i Light Marina Bay !

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