Guerilla Light Project

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guerilla light project "One of the central human acts is the act of inhabiting, of connecting ourselves, however temporarily, with a place on the planet which belongs to us, and to which we belong. This is not, especially in the tumultuous present, an easy act (as is attested by the uninhabited and uninhabitable no-places in cities everywhere), and it requires help."

the

light grenades

-Charles Moore School of Architecture, UCLA

social gathering

Paul Brokenshire Jody Dickerson Per Nilsson Dan Swan Nathan Waddington

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need not want joy of use social experience

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Lacking joy of use, we seek to turn the need of lighting into a want

(re)

purpose

the feeling of a space

Lighting on a human scale,

A reclamation of urban spaces

placed by individuals, making social spaces out of unlit, urban no-places.

that is human in scale and pedestrian focused

Instead of architecture dictating lighting guerilla lighting enables synergistic interaction with architecture

sense of play

The overpoweringly utilitarian method of lighting urban spaces discourages human interaction or inhabitation "Generally a lower level of lighting will suffice to enhance the night time scene than that required for safety and security."

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guerilla light project "One of the central human acts is the act of inhabiting, of connecting ourselves, however temporarily, with a place on the planet which belongs to us, and to which we belong. This is not, especially in the tumultuous present, an easy act (as is attested by the uninhabited and uninhabitable no-places in cities everywhere), and it requires help."

the

light grenades

-Charles Moore School of Architecture, UCLA

social gathering

2

4

need not want joy of use social experience

3

Lacking joy of use, we seek to turn the need of lighting into a want

(re)

purpose

the feeling of a space

Lighting on a human scale,

A reclamation of urban spaces

placed by individuals, making social spaces out of unlit, urban no-places.

that is human in scale and pedestrian focused

Instead of architecture dictating lighting guerilla lighting enables synergistic interaction with architecture

sense of play

The overpoweringly utilitarian method of lighting urban spaces discourages human interaction or inhabitation "Generally a lower level of lighting will suffice to enhance the night time scene than that required for safety and security."

5

1

6

guerilla light project "One of the central human acts is the act of inhabiting, of connecting ourselves, however temporarily, with a place on the planet which belongs to us, and to which we belong. This is not, especially in the tumultuous present, an easy act (as is attested by the uninhabited and uninhabitable no-places in cities everywhere), and it requires help."

the

light grenades

-Charles Moore School of Architecture, UCLA

social gathering

Paul Brokenshire Jody Dickerson Per Nilsson Dan Swan Nathan Waddington

2

4

need not want joy of use social experience

3

The overpoweringly utilitarian method of lighting urban spaces discourages human interaction or inhabitation

Lacking joy of use, we seek to turn the need of lighting into a want

(re)

"Generally a lower level of lighting will suffice to enhance the night time scene than that required for safety and security."

purpose

the feeling of a space

Lighting on a human scale,

A reclamation of urban spaces

placed by individuals, making social spaces out of unlit, urban no-places.

that is human in scale and pedestrian focused

Instead of architecture dictating lighting guerilla lighting enables synergistic interaction with architecture

sense of play

5

1

6

guerilla light project "One of the central human acts is the act of inhabiting, of connecting ourselves, however temporarily, with a place on the planet which belongs to us, and to which we belong. This is not, especially in the tumultuous present, an easy act (as is attested by the uninhabited and uninhabitable no-places in cities everywhere), and it requires help."

the

light grenades

-Charles Moore School of Architecture, UCLA

social gathering

2

4

need not want joy of use social experience

3

Lacking joy of use, we seek to turn the need of lighting into a want

(re)

purpose

the feeling of a space

Lighting on a human scale,

A reclamation of urban spaces

placed by individuals, making social spaces out of unlit, urban no-places.

that is human in scale and pedestrian focused

Instead of architecture dictating lighting guerilla lighting enables synergistic interaction with architecture

sense of play

The overpoweringly utilitarian method of lighting urban spaces discourages human interaction or inhabitation "Generally a lower level of lighting will suffice to enhance the night time scene than that required for safety and security."

5

1

6

guerilla light project "One of the central human acts is the act of inhabiting, of connecting ourselves, however temporarily, with a place on the planet which belongs to us, and to which we belong. This is not, especially in the tumultuous present, an easy act (as is attested by the uninhabited and uninhabitable no-places in cities everywhere), and it requires help."

the

light grenades

-Charles Moore School of Architecture, UCLA

social gathering

2

4

need not want joy of use social experience

3

Lacking joy of use, we seek to turn the need of lighting into a want

(re)

purpose

the feeling of a space

Lighting on a human scale,

A reclamation of urban spaces

placed by individuals, making social spaces out of unlit, urban no-places.

that is human in scale and pedestrian focused

Instead of architecture dictating lighting guerilla lighting enables synergistic interaction with architecture

sense of play

The overpoweringly utilitarian method of lighting urban spaces discourages human interaction or inhabitation "Generally a lower level of lighting will suffice to enhance the night time scene than that required for safety and security."

5

1

6

guerilla light project "One of the central human acts is the act of inhabiting, of connecting ourselves, however temporarily, with a place on the planet which belongs to us, and to which we belong. This is not, especially in the tumultuous present, an easy act (as is attested by the uninhabited and uninhabitable no-places in cities everywhere), and it requires help."

the

light grenades

-Charles Moore School of Architecture, UCLA

social gathering

Paul Brokenshire Jody Dickerson Per Nilsson Dan Swan Nathan Waddington

2

4

need not want joy of use social experience

3

Lacking joy of use, we seek to turn the need of lighting into a want

(re)

purpose

the feeling of a space

Lighting on a human scale,

A reclamation of urban spaces

placed by individuals, making social spaces out of unlit, urban no-places.

that is human in scale and pedestrian focused

Instead of architecture dictating lighting guerilla lighting enables synergistic interaction with architecture

sense of play

The overpoweringly utilitarian method of lighting urban spaces discourages human interaction or inhabitation "Generally a lower level of lighting will suffice to enhance the night time scene than that required for safety and security."