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GUERRILLA LIGHTING SOUTHWARK 30th JUNE 2010

CONCEPT

Guerrilla Lighting aims to encourage popular engagement with the city at night by including a large group of people in creating transient lighting interventions, with the added challenge of using non-professional lighting equipment.

The six chosen sites represent a ‘hidden Southwark’ of shrouded corners and buildings cloaked in darkness.

The concept addresses each site as an episode of a discontinuous fictional narrative framed within a consistent colour palette.

SITES

HOP EXCHANGE ST. THOMAS STREET

LITTLE DORRIT

TANNERIES

ST. GEORGE THE MARTYR

WHITES GROUNDS

WHITE’S GROUNDS

THE CHASE

Two skaters rush through the arches beneath a railway line.

A deadly race. A dangeous pursuit?

BEFORE

AFTER

THE TANNERIES

THE FALL

He stands in a pool of light as she descends the steel staircase to ground level.

‘You’re late. He’s been expecting you,’ she says.

‘Hate to disappoint,’ he says.

BEFORE

AFTER

ST THOMAS STREET

THE SLIP

He darts into one of the arches.

He waits, catches his breath.

He can hear footsteps approaching.

BEFORE

AFTER

HOP EXCHANGE

THE CONVERSATION

The two men greet each other with thin smiles under porch light.

‘So they sent you.’

‘Yep. But don’t worry. We’ll clear all this up in no time.’

BEFORE

AFTER

ST GEORGE THE MARTYR

THE ENCOUNTER

She turns as she hears feet against on the cold stone steps.

She smiles. ‘Better late than never.’

BEFORE

AFTER

LITTLE DORRIT

THE EXCHANGE

The park is deserted. From opposite directions, two lone figures move towards a bench.

‘Did you bring it?’

‘Check the case. I’m sure you’ll find everything you’re looking for.’

BEFORE

AFTER

THANK YOU GUERRILLAS

THANK YOU HOSTS SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS

Chantelle Stewart GUERRILLA LIGHTING chantelle@guerrillalighitng.net 07736 948248