Lights in Alingsås, the experimental architectural lighting installation, started when students from Ljuscentrum Gothenburg University came to Alingsås in 1998. 10 years later, the urban exhibition attracts more than 85,000 visitors every year and has become the largest lighting event in public spaces in Northern Europe.
W-DMX™ has become a frequent sponsor of the project and is proud of being able to showcasing its technology in a real-life scenario, to well-established and new designers in the industry.
“In total, we used 5 WhiteBox F-1 transceivers, in three different sites”, says Dierk Hartmann, from Lights in Alingsås. The first site featured a set of WhiteBox units configured as transmitter and receiver, with lighting designed by Diana Joels (Brasil) and programmed by Oscar Bertenius (Stockholm Lighting). The control was supplied by Pharos and fixtures by Lumenpulse and Traxon.
The second site had a transmitter directly sending Wireless DMX to SGM fixtures – this was designed by Steven Rosen (USA) and programmed by Bertil Göransson (Luxera).
Lastly, the Whitebox units were configured as transmitter/receiver, sending data across a street, to fixtures by iGuzzini and Lumenpulse. This last installation was designed by Nikoletta Theodoridi (Greece) and programmed by Ian Fanning (Stockholm Lighting).
“The most wonderful thing with wireless DMX is its simplicity. Just power up, link the units and youʼre on the run!”, said Bertil Göransson, programmer from Luxera, who used W-DMX™ on the second site.
“Wireless Solution takes pride in helping such an innovative project, now with such a global reach” says Niclas Arvidsson, CEO for the Swedish manufacturer. Arvidsson added: “Our products are a such a vital part of urban installations, and weʼre happy that the designers from Alingsås trust our technology”.
*Photos: Patrik Gunnar Helin
