i Light Marina Bay Singapore 2017 + GastroBeats + Carnival

ABBEY: I'm excited to see what iLight 2017 has to offer so we headed to Marina Bay and check it. We were able to see the following light installations:

Ocean Pavilion - made up of repurposed water bottles with LED lights.

Home - house frame traced by lights.

Light Network - abstract flow of light that resembles a network.

Moonflower - artificial flowers being lit up by solar cells in its center.

Northern Lights - strings of LED light in tubes that mimics the Aurora Borealis

The festival also offers gastronomical treats for the guests. At Gastrobeats, enjoy and indulge in delicious foods while being entertained by live performances. I got Street Food Circus' fish and chips with butterscotch beer sauce. The queue for this is so long. I hope they can improve their service to cater more customers and deliver their food items faster. To the owner of Street Food Circus: It doesn't make sense to let the staff wear a tube top and lifting it up every a couple of seconds. It is a waste of time instead of serving the orders.

WILL: First of all, if you want to enjoy, read and learn all the displays in ILight, do not go on Saturdays. Reality strikes when we reached the Marina Bay and there is a lot of people already roaming around waiting for the displays to lit up! 

It is hard to take photos or videos that will not capture any face. Haha! 

The iLight now is more creative than before and more interactive. This event was enjoyed not only by young but also the adults. 

If your tummy is grumbling, do not expect a short queue at GastroBeats which ate up all our time in. We queued for more than 30minutes to give our orders and more than 45 minutes to our food at Street Food Circus. I got a fast Burrito, but the taste is bleh! Haha! No wonder there is no people in line at the cashier. 

After we waited and ate, I am so sorry that I felt exhaustion and decided not to pursue the other iLight displays. 

Learned the lesson. No weekends! Mental note on that!

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i Light Marina Bay Singapore 2017

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iLight Marina Bay 2014 - Asia’s Only Sustainable Light Art Festival

ABBEY : iLight Festival drew more and more visitors every after exhibition. And the light installations are getting better and better. It was displayed from The Promontory up to the The Esplanade. So it is a long walk for the visitors but they will enjoy them. The displays were divided to 2 paths.

Path A includes The Pool, Happy Croco, Wishing Tree, Lightscape Catcher, Floating Hearts, Joujou-Ours (Bear heads), The Guardian Angels (made from watering cans), Fool's Gold etc.

Some of the installations that attracted me on path B are Giant Dandelions, Cloud, 1,26 Singapore, Digital Wattle, The Wheels of Industry (pedal on to light up) and Celebration of life (A story projected in Art Science Museum).

We're looking forward for the next set of exhibits on the coming years.

WILL: Are you one of the people here in Singapore working just along the vicinity of Marina Bay Sands? Well, I am not! Haha! I am from Tanjong Pagar area and I always make a way to go to Marina Bay once iLight announced the opening of its event.

Instead of the usual that we always start at Merlion Park, that day we went first to Marina Bay Sands for a dinner at PasarBella. Then after fueling for a long walk, we went to Marina Galley to get some maps while waiting for sun sets for the exhibit to light up.

We walked out from Marina Bay Gallery once the evening hit Singapore. We started to take some photos from the huggable bears, to the floating hearts, colorful “the Pool”. I like the most at Route A is the Wishing Tree of The Living Project. I wished for money that time and on the following day, my husband received an unexpected performance bonus. Haha! Answered very fast.

Route B starts form the Helix Bridge to all the way up to Esplanade Area. My favorite here is the ArtScience Museum turned into a big screen and the floating football field opened for 1.26 Singapore installation. It nice to lie down and stare to the exhibit from below.

iLight 2014 hit Marina Bay way better than previous years. Thanks guys for the emails for keeping us updated regarding this event.

See you next-next year!

iLight Marina Bay 2012

ABBEY: This is the second year we went to the exhibit. What I like the most is the Merlion display. A white image of the Merlion is pictured in the TV and visitors are given two minutes to color it. Each color tapped and applied on any part of the image will be reflected on the statue. It was fun as it is interactive. 

We also saw the light project of China, where red laser bordered a mirror and if you look at it, its as if you're being warped to a different space. The Hongkong light advertisement has a good catch also. You have to look at it then sideways abruptly to capture the image. Or better yet to shake you camera phone to the line of light. Another exhibit is a couple of beach beds that lights up and plays soothing sound when someone sits on it. Other displays use the voice and turbine technology for the lights to work. 

We got also a 20sgd-light bulb from Philips as a prize for power saving tips.

WILL: iLight Marina Bay on 2012 is I think a great experience than 2011. This is more exciting and awesome. From the seats that produces up sounds to painting the Merlion! 

      I will never know what will be up for next year, iLight keeps on amazes us. 

      Thanks iLight, thank you Marina Bay, thank you artist, architects.. Thank you Singapore, very informative celebration! 

i Light Marina Bay 2010

ABBEY: Another project of Singapore to showcase the talents of bright minds by their arts using lights. Some exhibits requires user interaction, like the "Touch. Do not please the work of art" where people will pose before the flash snap, and their shadows will be left on the wall. :) 

We also saw the origami tigers, animal tree that uses simple circuitry, Flora Magica where flowers are projected in a building, and the jellyfish. 

The show was free. It spans from the Helix to the Fullerton Hotel. The event was informational and fun. You will "light" Singapore more.

      

WILL: This is Asia's First Sustainable Light Art Festival. Entrance? Of course, it is free. =) Enjoying the best in life. 

      After eating dinner at Marina Bay Sands, we walked through to the Helix Bridge, where we found a look-a-like of fishing rod na umiilaw when you turn the handle. The exhibits stretched from the said bridge up to Esplanade.  

      Well, dahil I am with Abbey, he is the one explaining how the exhibit works. Galing ni Engineer Lapuz magpaliwanag.. hehehe. We have fun and wish namin next event mas maraming display and we hope this can be applied na to our daily lives, para makatipid s bill ng kuryente.. hehehe!