The KCC UK Rehearsals Exhibition – Lighting Design Consultants

The Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK) in London recently presented an extraordinary exhibition, Rehearsals, which is a part of the 2017-2018 Korea and UK seasons. The exhibit explores the development of South Korea’s performance art scene during the late sixties and seventies, which also witnessed a rebellion against an authoritarian political regime. The exhibition showcases art produced in this era, highlighting the innovative and experimental spirit of the Korean Avant-Garde Performance Archive Exhibition.

The KCCUK collaborated with our lighting design consultants to ensure the exhibition design layout, installation, and lighting were executed flawlessly. The sophisticated design of the exhibition space allowed the visitors to experience the art in a way that complemented the exhibition theme. The lighting was carefully positioned to highlight the intricate details of each artwork and create a captivating visual display. An aspect of the exhibit that added to its uniqueness was the live performance by Kun-Yong Lee, a renowned artist whose work is well-known globally.

Visitors were treated to a re-enactment of Lee’s 1979 Snail’s Gallop performance, one of the most iconic works of the South Korean performance art scene. The artist’s performance was an excellent addition to the exhibition, and the lighting and positioning of the art were designed to work in harmony with the artist’s performance. Rehearsals was an immersive and thought-provoking exhibition that provided a unique view of South Korea’s performance art history. The exhibition’s detail-oriented design and the collaboration between the KCCUK and our creative lighting design consultants ensured an unforgettable experience for all visitors.

We adopted the following lighting design solutions:

Over one hundred LED light fittings were used throughout the art galleries. Moreover, these lights were consequently fitted with various lighting filters to highlight this incredible art exhibition. The diverse periods of this artistic project were lit using different colour temperatures of light. For example, the older 1960s art used 4000K, while the later artworks used 5000K (a cooler, whiter light). Furthermore, the light temperature change aided in the works’ delineation. Best of all, Kim Ku Lim and Kun-yong Lee are celebrated South Korean artists. They independently remarked on how beautifully the lighting and exhibition design layout had been executed. You can explore supplementary details about this contemporary lighting art gallery project via Project Skills and Progress Photographs.