Lighthouse - Poole Arts Centre - Poole

The Lighthouse is the home of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and a contemporary performance space, cinema and Gallery.

My light interventions work closely with the architecture to create an installation that expresses the spirit, function and the form of the building. The aim is to convey a sense of live performance and optimism through intense animated colour.

Floodlights and cold cathode tubing create a dynamic lighting effect in the glass and zinc natural ventilation stacks at the front and end of the building. Animated light programs respond to the flow of air in the building creating an interactive feature.

Neon tubes attached to the lift car create a moving rainbow and highlight the entrance.

Indigo blue floodlights wash the walls of the original building with deep purple blue light. Recessed lights with dichroic filters illuminate the colennade.

The light installation for the Lighthouse was completed in 2002 as part of the refurbishment of Poole Arts Centre.