Alan Parkinson on SIMPLICITY
• – • PLAI18
About the speaker
I design luminaria because I want to share my sense of wonder at the phenomenon of light. A luminarium provides the frame for an encounter with a light whose surprising and simple intensity cuts through conditioned perception.
I’ve long had an interest in light. At 11 years of age I was a keen photographer with my own darkroom and in my twenties I studied photography at degree level - with a particular interest in the phenomena of photography and the material of the photograph.
In 1982 I came by accident into the world of inflatables. I had taken a part time job as a minibus driver for a community project to supplement my work as a photography teacher. The project provided work in the community for criminal offenders and they, in turn, supervised the play activity of groups identified as ‘in need’ (inner city kids’ groups, centres for adults and children with handicaps). The offenders had built a large bouncy airbed and my job was just a half-day a week, ferrying the inflatable and the offenders and supervising the play session.
Additional details
We are so honoured to have Alan Parkinson in the ‘house’ - our city, our creative community - in Timișoara for the 18th edition of PLAI!
Alan Parkinson - Founder and designer of AoA: “I design luminaria because I want to share my sense of wonder at the phenomenon of light. A luminarium provides the frame for an encounter with a light whose surprising and simple intensity cuts through conditioned perception.”
Founder, designer and artistic director Alan first started experimenting with pneumatic sculptures in the I980s and has since developed his own language of form in this plastic medium. In 1992 he established the company to build and tour his luminarium designs. Since, Architects of Air, a Nottingham based company has made over 500 exhibitions in more than 40 countries.
We will host a very special gathering for his lecture, in TIMISIEN itself. Meeting point - Piața Unirii / TIMISIEN - at our regular time: 07.30 AM! We will enjoy coffee by Coffeerize & Flex and we will experience the space of TIMISIEN as a very special sneak preview accompanied by Alan himself!
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