World-class shopping neighborhood The EM District, comprising The Emporium and The EmQuartier, in collaboration with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is presenting “The EM District Presents Bangkok Illumination 2015.” The festival of lighting technology art is in Thailand for the first time and opened with a star studded party on December 1st.
The official opening ceremony at The EM District featured special shows for the first time in Thailand which included Austrian import Mirror Man who reflected colorful lights; There were special performances by Ken Pupoom Phongpanu’s and Janie Tienphosuwan also.
At Bangkok Illumination 2015 you’ll find bright works of art incorporating colors, lights and sounds to illuminate the EM District, Benjasiri Park, and Sukhumvit Road. There are works by world-renowned and Thai artists, some of which are up-and-coming, new generation and college students who won at the Bangkok Illumination 2015 Workshop.
The festival’s highlight is the 3D Mapping performance celebrating HM the King’s 88th birthday. The film integrates 3D Mapping with images projected onto the facades of The Emporium and The EmQuartier.
There is artwork by world-class artist Jiro Endo in collaboration with Thai sculptor Pongsatat Uaiklang and Thai architect Duangrit Bunnag whose work is under the Leaf Form concept inspired by leaves’ movements.
Together with lighting techniques and image movements, the artwork is lively. Japanese artists Eiji Sumi and Treborikki’s work is titled, Time, which blends light and sound movements to reflect the mystery of time passing in life. True Corporation PCL. Sponsored both artworks. Sponsored by Coco-Cola (Thailand) Co., Ltd., French artist group Malo presents Loplite to reflect fun in drawing techniques through projecting lights onto surface in which visitors can interact. All artwork is exhibited at Quartier Parc.
The Emporium Group Co., Ltd., management of The EM District, in collaboration with partners from the public and private sectors, invested more than 100 million baht to host the 34-day festival. In addition, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration participated in the festival by decorating Sukhumvit Road from Soi 24 to 31 and Benjasiri Park to illuminate and add colour to Bangkok. Bangkok Illumination runs until the 3rd of January 2016 and admission is free.