KRONACH in lights 4. International Lighting Design Workshop leuchtet – KRONACH in lights

3. - 8. May 2015 KRONACH in lights

Lighting Design Festival: Workshop: 8. - 17. May 2015 3. - 8. May 2015

Cityscapes by night are hardly interesting Walking along KRONACH in lights begins narrow streets and in empty squares in low lit environments with a workshop running is far from pleasant, and the beauty of façades that daylight before the event opens to allows perception of vanishes at once. the public. In cooperation with the university of Wismar, the Design Forum, the Universities of Torino Leipzig and Imagine a town from medieval times, nestled at the foot Coburg, „KRONACH in lights“ invites students of lighting of a castle, composed of narrow alleyways and courtyards, design and architecture for an intensive 5-day workshop squares and underground passages. Imagine this context in Kronach. Four of the festival sites will be designed by just like it is described in novels, and now imagine it to be workshop participants. For the students the workshop week rearticulated by means of architectural lighting. Lighting is an important contribution to their education as it provides design will provide a totally new experience, a novel di- a precious opportunity to work on full-scale projects and to mension that will show the beauty of the town from another do so under the guidance of creative lighting design experts perspective. This experience has been happening for the as well as in a resourceful environment. The workshop is fully past 10 years and gathers locals and many other guests with supported by the KRONACH in lights Lighting Design Team, peaks of 90.000 visitors. We are talking about Kronach and the “LuMen Group”. KRONACH in lights. For participation we charge 250,00 EUR, including accommodation, Breakfast and dinner. „Kronach in lights“ is a playing field for lighting artists. Many of the town’s splendid elements offer ideal surfaces and For more information about registration please contact: spaces for video and laser projections, lighting objects Klaus Metzler and lighting art and modern compositions of architectural [email protected], Phone: +49 9221 879603 lighting design.

During the event Kronach also offers visitors a number of other activities, ranging from concerts to exhibitions and gui- www.kronachleuchtet.com ded tours, accompanied by a variety of local food delicacies and beverages. One of Kronach‘s many advantages is that all installations are in close proximity of one another. They are located in the historical part of the over-1000 year old town protected by its hilltop castle, one of the most well-known medieval fortresses of the area.