The main reason we came to Marina Bay tonight was to participate in "i Light Singapore", which is Asia's leading sustainable light festival held here annually. First held in 2010, the festival showcases light art installations created by Singaporean and international artists. These artworks are designed with energy-saving lightings and environmentally-friendly materials to encourage festival goers and the general public to adopt sustainable habits in their everyday lives. Good thing is admission is free.
Below are some of the light installations all around the Marina Bay area. First exhibit we saw was a "Plastic Whale" where people queued up to walk into the internal of the mammal while hearing it breathe in distress. The main objective of this installation is to create awareness to the general public that these creatures are struggling to survive in their increasingly polluted homes.
Below installation is called the "Eyes of the Sea". It is upcycled by ironing and reshaping discarded plastic bottles to resemble captivating ocean waves and casts wave-like shadows on the ground. It has the same objective as the "Plastic Whale" above.
Next is "Ruffled Ice", which turns trash into visualizations of melting icebergs and ice caverns by using plastic waste collected from several organizations including plastic recycling company.
Below installation is called "Alone Together". It captures unforgettable and personal moments of adopting to a new normal as a nation and reflect how the pandemic has impacted our daily lives.
The following installation called "Keep on Moving" is inspired by Chronophotography which is an antique photography technique that captures movement in several frames of print, before layering them in a single frame to display phase of motion.
This last highlight below is probably one of the most fascinating installations in the festival. It's called the "Firefly Field", which simulates the ever-changing bioluminescence of fireflies when they take to the air at dusk. Watch the video below to see all these "fireflies" flying around at the Promontory.
Though today is a Monday, the entire place was packed with people. I cannot imagine the crowd over weekends.
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