18.12.25, 18:00, Reflecting Light

How can we make light a fully-fledged and equal contributor within contemporary dramaturgy? Reflecting Light is a research project by various lighting designers who are literally shining the spotlight on the use of light in the performing arts. With the support of KASK & Conservatorium and arts centre BUDA, they have been shaping a discourse on lighting design for four years now, and are trying to share this knowledge – formally and informally – through fanzines and residencies, among other things.

The project grouped lighting designers Emese Csornai, Ezra Veldhuis, Henri Emmanuel Doublier, Jan Fedinger, Jan Maertens and Tomi Humalisto - and collaborated with Bruno Pocheron, Estelle Gautier, Ingunn Fjellang Sæther, Leticia Skrycky, Maureen Beguin, Meri Ekola, Minna Tiikkainen, Pernille Plantener Holst and Materia Leve.

To conclude this part of the project, Reflecting Light uses the darkness of the longest nights to host two nights of lectures, presentations and installations on light and lighting design.

Reflecting Light, Kunstenbibliotheek

Several artists raise questions from within the collected Reflecting Light fanzines - in a programme with collective readings, talks, performative interventions, the presentation of a new platform and some installations. With a.o. Materia Leve, Judith Dhondt, Amelia Malfait Lakhtara & the lighting designers from Reflecting Light.

Geert Belpaeme is affiliated as an artistic researcher to KASK & Conservatorium, the school of arts of HOGENT and howest. The research project Reflecting Light was financed by the HOGENT Arts Research Fund.