Lights On

OoCI were invited to a propose an intervention for 2023’s Cultural Capital which sees Brescia and Bergamo take the title of the ‘illuminated city’. Our winning proposal in response to the brief which seeks to integrate four key themes; city and nature, hidden treasures, the city that invents and culture as a cure shall be open to the public in Bergamo from January 22nd.

‘Lights on’ incorporates a large site-specific light sculpture which begins as a stand-alone art piece that spreads and travels through a hard-scape floor and several curated seating blocks that all tie together to become a public art piece which creates stages for public interaction along the plaza. Activating this public space across all scales, simultaneously extending to the entirety of the plaza, and renewing this otherwise desolate location by inserting an element of joyful fun into it.

Reactivate, Reuse and Renew, were the principles which drove our proposal, furthering our existing ethos that true change comes from re-appreciating and re-purposing that which we already possess. All elements have been designed to have an afterlife, either as a whole, or in parts, each piece is able to be re assembled in a variety of clusters at different locations.

Supported by Confindustria Bergamo
In collaboration with GAMeC