Bangkok Post – Singapore lights up for art and sustainability

Back for its 10th edition, i Light Singapore this year extends beyond Marina Bay, South Beach and Millennia Walk to Tanjong Pagar to expand its creative reach. Designed under the theme ‘Cyclic Nature’, the festival takes place from May 31 to June 23 and showcases a collection of 17 striking works of art by 25 artists.

The artworks use the color green to represent nature and the environment, allowing visitors to fully immerse themselves in an artistic journey and explore the endless possibilities of everyday objects for redesign, restoration and repurposing.

“Since its inception in 2010, visitors to i Light Singapore have grown from over 400,000 to almost 2 million in recent years. This festival has transformed Marina Bay into a vibrant destination for visitors from all walks of life, providing a platform to promote greater public awareness of environmental issues and promote cultural exchange between artists from around the world,” said Lim Eng Hwee, CEO of the Urban Redevelopment Authority.

“This edition marks a new milestone as we have attracted more partners who share our passion for art and sustainability. We look forward to inspiring more visitors through i Light to shape a sustainable future for everyone.”

During the Mist Walk, the British Studio Vertigo illustrates how yarn preparation in the fashion industry leads to pollution through the Spin Me A Yarn installation, in which life-size yarn balls are interwoven with their environment. It seems like a reminder of the unsustainable practices that underlie modern life.

The Marina Bay Sands Event Plaza will be illuminated with Kinetic Perspective by Spain-based Juan Fuentes Studio. Using a circularity concept, it is made with upcycled iron scraps from industrial sources to create circles arranged in countless ways to transform the familiar into the extraordinary.

BottleBlooms by Singaporean artist Yun will pop up around the Guoco Tower and Orchid Hotel to provide lighting at night. His astonishing artworks are designed to resemble solar-powered plastic blossoms produced from approximately 1,000 recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles through a public fundraising campaign to highlight the transformative potential of discarded materials.

Visitors can also take part in a series of wellness workshops, transformative conversations, a conscious leadership boot camp, music performances and an outdoor marketplace at the Conscious Festival x iLSG.

i Light Singapore takes place from May 31 to June 23. It is open daily from 7:30 PM to 11:00 PM and on Fridays and Saturdays from 7:30 PM to midnight. Entrance is free. For more information, visit ilightsingapore.gov.sg.