GJU university partnership

We recently had a visit from the German Jordanian University (GJU), with whom we have a valuable partnership. We have been closely linked for ten years now as part of a business cooperation.

Students from the Jordanian university regularly complete an internship in our office. This continuous cultural exchange not only enriches the students with valuable practical experience, but also us as a company. Mutual inspiration and intercultural dialog are of great importance to us.

The GJU project office has published two nice articles about the visit to our office, in which both our office and the internship program are presented.

Potsdam on the road in the light of 2025

On Saturday (18.1.), the third part of the Soundless Music light composition “The Colors of Light and the Thermodynamics of (Urban) Life” by light artist and architect Ruairí O’Brien accompanied the numerous cultural actors of the Potsdamer Mitte and the visitors of “Unterwegs im Licht” 2025 through the evening.

O’Brien’s soundless-music light composition immersed 21 buildings in the city center, including the city canal, the Garrison Church and the buildings on the Alter Markt, synchronously in spectral colors and created a cheerful, festive lighting atmosphere.

“Everyone was so cheerful and happy. The overall atmosphere was great, another great festival!!!” (The Filmmuseum Potsdam on the event “Unterwegs im Licht” 2025).

Thank you very much:

• To the organizer, the state capital of Potsdam, for making this ambitious project possible year after year and for the trust placed in us in this context.
• To our project partners, P3 Projekt Management GmbH and TLT Event AG, for their many years of excellent, close and reliable cooperation.
• To all those who made this wonderful evening such an experience with their commitment and / or their participation.
  It was a great pleasure and honor for us to work with you and for you to develop and realize the Ruairí O’Brien Light Composition 2025.

Museum of Light

Designing a Light Museum was an exciting and fulfilling topic for the students. It allowed them to explore the inspiring relationship between light and science, art, technology, and architecture while reflecting on their Egyptian heritage. The project’s location on a peninsula near the monuments of Abu Simbel, which celebrate sunlight during the winter and spring solstices, made it an even more fitting endeavor.

Light, a universal topic with transcultural significance, touches on profound subjects like poetry and philosophy as well as pragmatic concerns like energy, health, and economics. There are very few true “Light Museums” in the world. Most often, technical or science museums cover this topic, or art museums showcase artists’ interpretations of light. However, no museum or institute tells the story of light in all its consequences and expressions through a holistic experiential concept from building to exhibition. Abu Simbel, with its historical and mythological links to the power of light and its dam generating the country’s electricity, is an ideal location.

The question arises: can we construct a new building in such a historical context? My answer is unequivocally yes, but it leads to a finer question: should the new building be visible or hidden? This is a common challenge for architects working in historical contexts. The students’ excellent answers to this are showcased in the exhibition.

The project aimed to raise awareness among the students about the economic and social benefits that first-class contemporary architecture can bring to local communities. Long-term sustainability involves providing opportunities for people to thrive, encouraging local businesses to grow, and attracting outside investments. The project also included a Life Long Learning Institute, where visiting researchers and artists working with light could engage with local people, children, and youth projects. This is how architecture can extend its program to support regional development, providing a space for education, knowledge, tourism, business, and human exchange.

The bravery of repositioning the monuments to construct the Aswan Dam set a precedent for extending the story with a new visionary attraction of contemporary architecture, linked to Egypt’s ancient and modern history.

The bachelor project is the highlight for the students, marking the end of a long and sometimes stressful period of study. The rewarding feeling of deep achievement follows and cannot be taken away. Congratulations to all students for their enthusiastic work, and special thanks to my teaching assistants for their support this year, Abdelrahman Ghoneim and Marian Ghali.

Assoc. Prof. Ruairí O’Brien

Cairo 09.06.24

“House of Architecture” Cairo in Light

Photo shooting of my Lighting Design Elective students final installation at the „House of Architecture“ last night in Islamic Cairo …
Thank you all at the House of Architecture“ and Director Prof. Heba Eldeen for your support and allowing us to use the location to work with …

The House of Architecture in Islamic Cairo area of Darb Al Labana is a wonderful example of vernacular architecture and climate control design. It is fascinating to experience how the compact stone building with “Mashrabiya”, Light wells, courtyards with water pools controls and distributes daylight and natural ventilation to achieve a micro climatical world of quiet comfort in the megapolis.
The house offered the students a diversity of small and big spaces to try out different lighting scenarios.

Thank you students for the concentrated work through out the semester, a small exhibition is coming!
And of course thank you TA Mai Tarek…

04.05.2024

Old Cotton Flöha-lighting design presented for urban development funding day

On Saturday, May 4th, 2024, the City Funding Day took place again across Germany. Always a good opportunity to experience the funded projects directly on site.
We supported the city of Flöha with visualizations, the redesign of the Old Cotton with the day and night lighting concept by Ruairí O’Brien. Presenting lighting design to the public.
With the help of QR codes on four different banners that were hung around the construction site, visitors could and can take a look into the future and explore the new marketplace for themselves, day and night, from four different perspectives in 3D format. The banners and perspectives will continue to be visible in the future.

View here

Light painting technique

Have you ever thought about the technique of light painting? Is it possible? And how do they do that? To find out, don’t miss the opportunity to attend the “Light Line” workshop with engineer Ruairi O’Brien, a workshop that combines Arabic calligraphy and light painting.

RUAIRÍ O’BRIEN is an architect, lighting designer, artist and educator.
Associate Professor and Head of the Architecture and Visual Design Department at the German University in Cairo.
Co-Founder and President of the Erich Kästner Museum in Dresden, Germany. Owner of design practice’s, Ruairí O’Brien Architects and Ruairí O’Brien Lighting Design.
He has exhibited, given talks and led workshops on his art, lighting projects and architecture works internationally in numerous cities, among which were: Cairo, Berlin, London, Tokyo, Frankfurt am Main, Leipzig, Dresden and Washington.

Link: (19) حدث الخط – هل تسألت يوما عن كيفية الرسم بالضوء؟ هل هذا ممكن؟ وكيف… | Facebook

SWISS CLUB – ACTIVE FAIRY TALE GARDEN CHOICE COURSE/STUDENT COMPETITION

In collaboration between the GUC Cairo and the Swiss Club Cairo and on behalf of the SCC board, an award ceremony for 11 final projects of the GUC students took place on January 31, 2024. The redesign of the green oasis now creates an active open-air zone in the club’s unique historic city garden, accompanying an attractive, modern approach to cross-generational activities, interesting outdoor experiences and an adaptable space for various occasions.

Architect Chairperson H.E. : Prof. Ruairi O’Brien

Out and about in the light 2024, Potsdam

Enthusiasm for soundless music and light composition for “On the Road in Light”

Last Saturday (January 20th), the international team of light artist and architect Ruairí O’Brien accompanied the numerous cultural actors in the center of Potsdam at the 10th anniversary of “On the Road in Light”. O’Brien’s artistic soundless music light composition moved simultaneously and synchronously through the color wheel of spectral light colors from dusk until late in the evening on all buildings – including DAS MINSK, the Barberini Museum and the Garrison Church, which is currently under reconstruction. The rhythmically and visually varied choreography made it possible for children and non-children to experience color theory in the most entertaining way. In addition to the inspiring overall composition, which offered surprising changes in rhythms and sounds in the form of visual sensory impressions, the laser show “Journey through the Star Gate” in the city canal and the final production on the Old Market were among this year’s highlights, according to numerous visitor opinions. Each of Ruairí O’Brien’s compositions for “On the Road in Light” is unique in terms of the city-related themes, the facades involved, the color palette, the intensity and the tempos. The architect and light artist’s special signature includes making every room and every building come alive in its individual character.

Read more here

Die Illumination wurde von den folgenden Partnern realisiert:

Landeshauptstadt Potsdam (Veranstalter)

P3 Projekt GmbH (Organisation)

Ruairi O‘ Brien . Lichtdesign (Lichtkonzept)

TLT Event AG (technische Umsetzung)

Photos 1-3, 6-9: Leon Lenk

Photos 5-7, 10: Ruairi O’Brien . Lighting design

09.01.2024

Potsdam On the Road in the Light 2024

Pressekonferenz im Kunsthaus

DAS MINSK

Press conference at the Kunsthaus 10th anniversary of the winter cultural event with a focus on light in Potsdam

On Tuesday we were able to present our lighting composition for this year’s Unterwegs im Licht event at the press conference in the state capital Potsdam. Numerous journalists accepted the city’s invitation. On January 20th, 17 facilities will be able to experience a new custom Soundless Music lighting composition by Ruairí O’Brien from 4:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. For the 10th anniversary, a colorful journey through the optical light color spectrum will be experienced. Combining art and science, Ruairí O’Brien has created a composition that also tells of the additive color mixing of light colors and the fascination for the multicolored possibilities that can be created from the three colors red, green and blue. You can also read about this here:

20.12.2023

Lichtprobe DAS MINSK Kunsthaus in Potsdam

The light testing on Monday evening gave a foretaste of the upcoming Unterwegs im Licht 2024

The photo shows one of the lighting scenarios we created for DAS MINSK Kunsthaus in Potsdam, which overlooks the Havel in Potsdam and is one of the architectural highlights of the “Soundless Music” composition.
The “Minsk” was a popular restaurant terrace in the 1970s and is now a listed example of the modernist architecture of the GDR.

The 7-hour light artwork, which consists of synchronized dynamic light installations, is currently being developed for the event “Unterwegs im Licht 24”, on January 20, 2024, in Potsdam.

Project partners: P3 Projekt und TLT EVENT AG.

Many thanks to the City of Potsdam and DAS MINSK.

01.12.2023

Lighting concept St. Josef Church finished

The renovation and expansion of the St. Josef Dresden-Pieschen (Germany) community centre
is finished in time for the Christmas celebrations.

The St. Josef Church (Architect Alexander Tandler) in Dresden Pieschen was opened in 1910. The building is the first reinforced concrete church of the Art Nouveau period in Dresden.
The church went through an extensive rebuilding period from 1970 to 1978 (Architect Hubert Paul). Friedrich Press executed the sculptural work.

The current conversion encompasses the ground, 1st and 2nd floor on the eastern part of the church building.

Client:
Catholic Church Dresden, Saxony, Germany

Architect:
Matthias Klut Dipl.-Ing. Freier Architekt, Radebeul, Saxony, Germany.

Lighting Design:
Ruairí O’Brien . Lighting Design
Dresden, Germany.

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03.11.2023

Lighting concept for the city center of Bad Vilbel

Current completion of the lighting concept

The well-known mineral water town of BAD VILBEL is getting a lighting concept for its town center. The development of the content has been completed and the first rough version has now been submitted to the town council. Final completion is planned by the end of the year and the concept will be officially presented at the beginning of the new year.

The handbook will serve as an important tool to involve citizens, business owners, investors and city representatives in the decision-making processes necessary to ensure a future “people and nature” friendly, innovative and sustainable lighting strategy for its unique historic city center and riverfront.

The city of BAD VILBEL is located in the south of the federal state of Hesse, in the immediate vicinity of the metropolis of Frankfurt am Main and is known for its mineral water springs.

The concept, which was implemented as part of the nationwide “Lebendige Zentren” program in Germany, provides the historic city with an attractive, innovative and sustainable lighting concept to improve the evening ambience.

The concept, which was implemented as part of the nationwide “Lebendige Zentren” program in Germany, provides the historic city with an attractive, innovative and sustainable lighting concept to improve the evening ambience. Contents:

• Staging of the historic building fabric in the appropriate architectural lighting scenarios.
• Improving citizens’ sense of security at night.
• Development of a lighting guidance system inspired by the unique motif of natural spring water in the city.
• Development of identity-related “City Light Art” scenarios for the riverside.

This is the seventh Lighting Masterplan / Design Guidelines that we have executed for a major street, quartier, or municipality in Germany.

#lightingdesign #citymarketing #light #lichtplanung #lichtdesign #architecture #urbanplanning #sustainabledesign #sustainablecities #brandidentity #lichtdesign

20.09.2023

Lighting concept for the centre of Potsdam

Soundless Music Light composition by Ruairí O’Brien for On the Road in Light 2024

At today’s meeting of participants for Potsdam Unterwegs im Licht 2024, we presented our conceptual approach for the coming year to the participating cultural institutions in Potsdam. Together with lead partner P3 Projekt, we participated in the public tender of the state capital Potsdam and won the bid with our concept proposal. On 20 January 2024, a new 7-hour Soundless Music light composition by Ruairí O’Brien will now be performed in Potsdamer Mitte as a framework for the individual programmes of the participating Potsdam cultural and art institutions.

By the end of the year, we will complete the artistic concept and work with our technical project partner TLT on the lighting implementation for the façades of the 15-20 participating houses, which will offer all visitors an immersive light experience in January with a uniform corresponding light design.

Participating institutions 2024:

• Bäderlandschaft Potsdam GmbH (blu)
• Bildungsforum Potsdam
• Brandenburgische Spielbanken
• Extavium
• Filmmuseum Potsdam
• Garnisonkirche
• Haus der Brandenburgisch-Preußischen Geschichte
• Landtag Brandenburg
• Museum Barberini
• Naturkundemuseum Potsdam
• Potsdam Marketing und Service
• Potsdam Museum – Forum für Kunst und Geschichte
• St. Nikolaikirche Potsdam

05.05.2023

Light and Heritage: Revitalizing the Old Cotton Mills of Flöha, Saxony, Germany

Construction begins Autumn 2023.

Flöha’s “Old Cotton” is a historical landmark that has played a significant role in shaping the region’s identity and economy for over two centuries. Established in 1809 during Napoleon’s time, the spinning mill evolved into one of Germany’s largest and most modern factories by the late 19th century. Although production ceased in 1994, the city of Flöha recognized the cultural and economic value of the brownfield site and launched the “City Center” project in 2001 to revitalize the area.

The name “Old Cotton” represents the rich legacy of Saxony’s oldest spinning mills, which operated continuously for an extended period. The Heritage Quarter holds a special place in the city’s history, and the iconic industrial architecture of the old cotton mills continues to define Flöha’s identity and image.

Moreover, the entire area, including the adjacent park and the industrialist’s villa “Immenhof,” enjoys monument protection. To support the city’s vision of developing the heritage buildings quarter of the old cotton mills as the new city center and market square, Ruairí O’Brien.Lichtdesign has created a unique lighting concept. This concept accentuates the beauty of the site and complements Flöha’s ambitious plans to create a vibrant cultural hub in the heart of the city.

Client: Stadt Flöha
Landscape architecture: Lohaus · Carl · Köhlmos Part GmbB landscape architects · urban planners
Lighting design: Ruairí O’Brien . Lighting Design

06.03.2023

„Soundless Music“ – Lichtkultur sehen und verstehen

Lecture by Ruairí O’Brien at the Licht2023 in Salzburg

Developing an understanding and awareness for what constitutes good quality lighting among architects, urban planners, politicians, decision makers and most importantly the users of our built environment, requires greater enlightenment and energetic input from the lighting design profession. In this lecture using examples from my work, I discuss “seeing and understanding” the role lighting design could play in establishing a future “Licht-Baukultur” in our built environment.

25th European Lighting Technology Congress, March 26-29, 2023, Salzburg / Austria

Ruairí O`Brien : Soundless Music – Lichtkultur sehen und verstehen

Monday, 27.03.2023, 11:20 a.m., Europa Saal, 2nd floor

www.licht2023.at

03.02.2023

Calibration of the lighting fixtures for the St. Josef Church Dresden

With the support of four lasers, the first large luminaire of our lighting design for the community center of St. Josef Kirchgemeinde in Dresden Pieschen was positioned today on the historic vaulted ceiling of the large community hall.

The unique luminaires and individually created “light” spaces provide a variety of lighting scenarios to assist the parish in hosting church and festive activities, civic meetings, public and private events.

More information at the following link

20.12.2022

Lighting concept for Bad Vilbel

We are pleased that our contribution in the selection process for a lighting concept for the historic center of the well-known mineral water / spring city Bad Vilbel has been awarded the Zuschlg.

The spring city BAD VILBEL is located in the south of the federal state of Hesse, in the immediate vicinity of the metropolis Frankfurt am Main.
The focus is on the inner city area with the main shopping street Frankfurter Straße, the river bank, the adjacent spa park areas, the festival grounds with the Burgpark and the connections from the inner city to the railroad stations (Bad Vilbel and Bad Vilbel Süd), which together form the historical and social heart of Bad Vilbel.

As part of the nationwide “Living Centers” program, this urban core area is to be upgraded with a new and innovative lighting concept.

We are pleased to be able to develop a lighting concept for Bad Vilbel with the following contents:

• An attractive, innovative and sustainable lighting concept to improve the evening ambience.
• Staging of the historical building fabric in the appropriate architectural lighting scenarios.
• Improvement of the citizens’ sense of security at night.
• Developing temporary lighting concepts for special events, holidays and celebrations.

This wonderful project will accompany us through the year 2023 and in this spirit I wish all friends and colleagues a happy, healthy and successful year 2023.

5th October 2022

„Lights Out“?
Or
„The Right to Light at Night“

A commentary by Ruairí O’Brien:

„Lights Out“ is the call from many to save energy and even to win the so called „Energy War“.

I ask all to Re-Think or question this simple call …
It is not the quick solution it appears to be.
The answer to our „energy wasting“ problems needs more holistic diverse action.

If our inner city areas go black in winter then the economic costs will be worse …

City businesses and City culture are under enough pressure from „stay at home“ online offers, comfort food delivery, comfort internet shopping, comfort online Tv and Streaming services.

Light at night in the city is celebrating the democracy of public space and life itself.

I have taught students for over 20 years about the „right to darkness“ and the importance of reducing unnecessary glaring light and light pollution in our cities at night.
With GOOD and intelligent LIGHTING design concepts we can SEE MORE at night WITH LESS LIGHT.

That is where we can save energy and improve the beauty and quality of our cities (and reduce light pollution).

If this crisis helps us to unlock the potential of good light and to debate the importance of „LICHTKULTUR“ for modern healthy beautiful cities then this can be great, but it should not lead to „LIGHTS OUT non culture“.

Posting An excellent interview with Helmut M. Bien in the FAZ which gives a very good overview of the nuances involved in this debate.
Well worth reading … !

https://zeitung.faz.net/fas/rhein-main/2022-10-02/5bc408efce63fcc8cb417de1ef0991a6/?GEPC=s5

Titel Image to the article in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Sunday, 02.10.2022
“The most important thing is to think about light”: staging at Frankfurt’s Römer during the Luminale festival of light culture in 2020, Photo: Francois Klein,

https://zeitung.faz.net/fas/rhein-main/2022-10-02/5bc408efce63fcc8cb417de1ef0991a6/?GEPC=s5

01.09.2022

Energy saving can be “designed”!

Cities are “the place to be” and deserve good LIGHT.
The revitalization/development of city centers needs LIGHT, it is a question of quality and not quantity.
Cities and buildings need better and more intelligent lighting concepts …
We should try to protect and promote sustainable “City LIFE” by using the current debate about energy waste to rethink the quality of lighting in our cities.
Light attracts and creates moods for interaction and exchange, our cities need to be attractive to be (economically) sustainable.
“See more with less light” and enjoy city life – this is possible with holistic creative concepts and dynamic intelligent lighting technology. Achieving the right balance of light and dark in cities is first and foremost a creative task. Energy saving can be “designed”!
Ask a lighting designer first….
This is a call to urban planners, politicians, decision makers, offices and citizens to take the chance to discuss openly with lighting designers about “LIGHT CULTURE” and energy, the culture of good and sustainable light in our cities and towns.

Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

Drawing is from a lighting concept for the revitalization of an unused industrial building, “Spinnereimaschinenbau” in the city of Chemnitz, Germany (2018).

16.05.2022

International Day of Light

Today we celebrate the Unesco international Day of Light, as every year since 2018.

Among other things, it aims to raise awareness of the role that lighting design and the targeted use of technologies play in achieving greater energy efficiency or limiting energy waste and reducing light pollution, which is also key to maintaining the visibility of the night sky.

International Day of Light is held on May 16, the anniversary of the first successful use of the laser, in 1960, by physicist and engineer Theodore Maiman. The laser demonstrates how a scientific discovery can bring revolutionary benefits to society. It is celebrated with many different events around the world, where all participants can develop an understanding of the role of light in science and culture.

More information can be found here.

06.05.2022

Installation works New Work – lighting concept

Photos of our office extension project, which is close to completion, from the joint inspection with the management of the future user. We accompany this project not only architecturally, but also with a lighting concept for modern working environments of today, tailored to the individual requirements of each area. In the next few days, the installation of the luminaires will be completed, but there is still some work to be done before the object can be handed over to our client in the fall.

We are looking forward the newly created space being used and offering our client a workplace where people like to stay and work well.

22.04.2022

International Dark Sky Week – April 22 – 30, 2022

For us as lighting designers, the protection of darkness and thus a responsible use of light is very important. In lighting design, the motto is: Less is more. That’s why we support this year’s “International Dark Sky Week” to draw attention to the problems that light pollution causes. Light pollution can disturb wildlife, affect human health, waste money and energy, contribute to climate change, and block our view of the universe.

So get informed about light pollution and support International Dark Sky Week.

24.01.2022

Unterwegs im Licht 2022, Freitag

Since last Friday, until tonight, our urban “Soundless Music” light composition for Potsdam Unterwegs im Licht 2022 is running. The photo shows Potsdam’s Nikolaikirche in a blue dress of winter light, with which our composition started on Friday evening. Over spring-like green light moods on Saturday and summer-like yellow-orange light scenes on Sunday, the four days of Unterwegs im Licht 2022 end today with a thoughtful backdrop of dark red tones, which are accompanied by light moods from ALL MAIN COLORS of the color spectrum for the FINALE at 9 pm.

Photo by Alexander Rentsch.

Link to the issue:

https://www.berlin.de/tourismus/brandenburg/veranstaltungen/4722010-3479097-unterwegs-im-licht-in-potsdam.html

https://www.stadtmagazin-events.de/events/unterwegs-im-licht-im-naturkundemuseum-potsdam/?occ_dtstart=2022-01-22T09:30

„Soundless Music”

The illuminated Potsdam city center 2022

This coming weekend our “Soundless Music” LIGHT concept will be presented in the City of Potsdam.

Starting Friday and ending Monday we have developed a lighting concept that sets the city each evening in a color composition that expresses in “Soundless Music” the universal process of THERMODYNAMICS.

If you want to know more click here.

The HOUSE of LIGHT

Daylight design in architecture

For this year’s first Design Studio at the German University in Cairo, Ruairí O’Brien worked with his students on the importance of daylight in housing.

LIGHT is an energy, life and mood-giving force in architecture.
The special properties of the morning, midday and evening sun can be used to model and shape the architectural volume (the importance of northern light). Light can be used to shape walls, position openings, and form roofs.

For example, energy conservation also begins with providing excellent daylight to building occupants and reducing the need for artificial lighting. Understanding how light and shading can be used to create thermal comfort for occupants is critical to building success.

The architecture of light is about beauty and the intelligent use of resources.
Daylight can be used for free and its tremendous value is widely underestimated in the building industry. Architectural design begins with an understanding of this resource.

IMPULSE + DISCUSSION

GUEST SESSION – LIGHTING

Prof.’in Mary-Anne Kyriakou

Dr. Emrah Baki Ulas, University of Technology Sydney

Ruairí O’Brien, Architekt und Lichtdesigner

“Die Lichtdesigner Community ruft im Allgemeinen und was den Klimaschutz anbelangt, den Kampf für die gute Sache (Licht) auf. Wenn der Kunde es aber möchte und dafür bezahlt, machen wir vor allem schönes Licht, wir beleuchten – unabhängig von den Kosten für die Umwelt, die Architektur oder den öffentlichen Raum, die wir ausleuchten. Sind wir als Community damit im Reinen? Oder ist es uns einfach nicht so wichtig?” Ruairí O’Brien

“The lighting design community in general and as far as climate protection is concerned, calls the fight for the good cause (light). But if the customer wants it and pays for it, we make beautiful light first and foremost, we illuminate – regardless of the cost to the environment, the architecture or the public space we illuminate. Are we as a community at peace with this? Or is it simply not that important to us?” Ruairí O’Brien

ZOOM + MEDIATHEK

Donnerstag, 18.11.2021

Zeit: 08:15-09:30

Weitere Informationen finden Sie Unter:

https://www.detmoldconferenceweek.online/sessions

Under The Waterline

^10th CAIRO VIDEO FESTIVAL

October 2021, on 10 different locations in Cairo

Selection & Program: RUAIRÍ O’BRIEN

Artists and filmmakers help us all understand the hidden codes of city life, and of existence itself. They are the icebergs – there is more to them than what we can see at first sight; they are our “eyes on the street.” The chosen venue for the program is also a supporting expression of the text above and of the videos chosen.

For for information see here: https://www.cvf.medrar.org/under-the-waterline/

Informations-Licht-Skulptur Slaughterhouse Five in der Presse

The current issue of the magazine “diesseits”(www.diesseits.de) of the Humanist Association Germany published an article about Kurt Vonnegut and his book “Slaughterhouse-Five” that is well worth reading. For the illustration of the article a photo of Ruairí O’Brien’s memorial wall and information light sculpture Slaughterhouse-Five in the Messe Dresden was chosen by the Radaktion. Link to the issue: https://diesseits.de/aktuelles-heft.

Lichtkunst im öffentlichen Raum

University of Berlin, on 18.05.2021

UNESCO International Day of Light

Zum internationalen “Tag des Lichts” 2021 präsentieren wir den folgenden Kurzfilm von Ruairí O’Brien. Der Film ist der erste aus einer Reihe von Kurzfilmen, an denen er über das “Licht von Kairo” arbeitet. Dieser erste Film der Serie konzentriertsich auf einen Tag und eine Nacht im Kairoer Stadtgebiet von Maadi am Nil. Der nächste Kurzfilm wird sich auf das Gebiet “Downtown” konzentrieren.

To celebrate the “Day of Light” 2021, Ruairí O’Brien has put a short film online.
The film is the first from a series of short films he is working on about the “Light of Cairo”. This first film in the series focuses on a Day and a Night in the Cairo city area of Maadi on the Nile.The next short film will focus on the area of “Downtown”.

Internationaler Tag des Lichts / International Day of Light 2021

We celebrate the Unesco International Day of Light with “Light of Cairo”, a “micro” film.

Day and night impressions filmed celebrate the simplicity and grandeur of light in our everyday life. In 2001 I stated, people have a “right to darkness” and began recording light scenes during “Light Walks” in cities.

The film will be presented in Vimeo and YouTube on the 16.05.2021

Finde more about the IDL 2021 Event Programme worldwide under: https: //www.lightday.org/events

Less Light to See More

The image above shows a screenshot from the Arte cultural magazine “Twist” with the theme “Design Total!” from May 2, 2021 (excerpt from a light poetry performance by Ruairí O’Brien).

The program, to which we link below the text, traces, among other things, the fascination of lighting design and introduces (from about the 21st minute) two lighting designers for whom less is more: Ulrike Brandi (internationally renowned lighting designer, including the Elbphilharmonie) and Ruairí O’Brien. In the interview, O’Brien makes the case for a “lighting culture” and clarifies his lighting design approach of “Less Light to See More”.

We thank the Arte magazine for the beautiful contribution.

“Twist” vom 02.05.2021 können Sie hier ansehen: Design durch die Zeit | TWIST | ARTE – YouTube

Living and light spaces – challenge to a new kind of lighting design

Light 2021 Online Forum

Wednesday, 24.03.2021

Time: 15:45 – 17:05 Uhr

For more information, please visit: www.licht2021.de

Now and Here – Restaurant, Bistro, Appartmens at the Post Square

5 years anniversary of our planning of the house at the Postplatz. On the occasion of this anniversary, we have reimagined our Postplatz project.

Weitere Informationen finden Sie hier.

Potsdam Unterwegs im Licht 2021

Today actually Potsdam – Unterwegs im Licht 2021 would take place. Because it must be cancelled due to the current Corona situation, we enjoy once again the impressions of last year and hope for a new Unterwegs im Licht 2022.

For more information, please visit: www.ruairiobrien-lightart.com