Lighting in Design Q1 2024

across their stage, the firm created a series of highlights and proj ected shadows that vary through a four-season lifecycle. As a result, the actors evolve with animation and beauty throughout the year, from the full blooms of summer, to the bare branches of winter. L ightemotion’s design of dynamic uplighting at the base of the trees subtly changes in intensity throughout the evening, creating shadows that move in and out of the living, breathing space. N ex t, they brought the legacy of J ean-O livier Chénier to life with bright and powerful sidelight illumination, providing the actor with a prominent presence worthy of his stature. “ W e believe that a beautiful lighting scheme should comprise an abundance of small light sources that create different layers of light that change as you move through a space, ” ex plains R oupinian. “ W ith Sq uare V iger, we infused what is sometimes referred to in architecture as the ‘ millefeuilles effect’, where we endeavoured to create something sensual through lighting layers that provide a gentle caress to the leaves and shadows. ” B ac k st age t ec h no l o gy E very lighting element of Sq uare V iger is lik e a paint brush with a variety of hues, brought to life with time loops synchronised to evolve throughout the night under the control of dimmers on a D M X system. Subtle changes occur throughout the evening, as if breathing, intensifying, and then softening. “A key aspect of designing dynamic lighting schemes is to clearly understand the subj ects and their materiality, ” says R oupinian. “ T echnically,

an hour, the lighting evolves significantly over that period of time. ” Reflections of life W hile Sq uare V iger’s two new fountains were illuminated by the builders, L ightemotion added a euphoric blue light presentation that metaphorically represents the water they contain. “ W hen the fountains are inactive, the waters calm to a mirror-lik e surface, ” says R oupinian. “ T he blue light adds a very delicate back ground to that mirrored surface and actually captures and frames reflections of Daudelin’s work.” In continuing the focus on bringing all its actors to life, L ightemotion set the stage for the illumination of Sq uare V iger’s vegetation. W ith greenery spread

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