Art Lighting Design – The Moon’s Trick Exhibition

Our team had the pleasure of collaborating with the Korean Culture Centre UK in London to bring a unique exhibition to life. The display featured Young In Hong’s debut solo exhibit in the UK, which showcased an impressive collection of embroidery pieces, sound installations, and performances. Among the many highlights of the exhibit, the embroidery works stood out as the most captivating and impressive of all. The intricacies of the stitching and the use of various materials demonstrated the artist’s exceptional skill and creativity.

The exhibit’s theme, “The Moon’s Trick,” was inspired by Soo-Young Kim’s poetry and was a fitting name for the collection. To further enhance the visitor experience, our team explored various modern lighting design options for the South Korean artist’s display.

We researched cutting-edge techniques to accentuate the brilliance of the artwork. With a keen eye for aesthetics, we designed an art lighting design scheme that illuminated this solo exhibition and accentuated the intricate details of each artwork.

After careful consideration, together with the exhibit curator, we decided on a uniform lighting setup that would beautifully illuminate the gallery space, highlighting the artwork’s beauty and depth. The visitors were left mesmerised by the interplay of light and shadow, adding a unique dimension to the contemporary exhibit.

Following conceptual ideas and extensive research, our team investigated the use of various lengths of LED battens that spread the light at 120 degrees. Furthermore, these proved more effective at spreading light than anything tested earlier. These LED battens could also be purchased at 6000K, which the curator thought was perfect and at less than 10% of the cost of the wall-washing fittings. Additional lighting skills adopted and photos of the opening event can be explored here: Portfolio: The Moon’s Trick Exhibition. You can see the finished result in the exhibition photos below. In addition, the live performance of Hong’s exploration of the relationship between image and sound via photo scores was performed at the opening. It was a true delight for the senses!