Lustre Borely

Statement of Intent With regard to Château Borély, once a fortified town then a château, a sumptuous dwelling for holidays and celebrations, I wanted to give the château prestige, instilling lightness into the entrance hall, the flexibility representative of the art of living which reigned there at the time of the Borély and thus participate in the museum’s radiance. A ceiling light like a rope or a network of light which appears to cross the ceiling (reflecting the gaze of the domestic staff which ‘traversed’ the entrance hall ceiling). The structure of the design inconspicuously integrates the building only revealing traces of light which appear to embroider the building itself. The ceiling light comprises a light system made from LED strip lights sheathed with a rubber diffuser and inserted in a customized transparent glass tube. The upper part, in contact with the ceiling, is lacquered matt white and creates a graduation from opaque to transparent. This finish strengthens the effect of movement in the tube. This is not an object. This is not a ceiling light. The light itself appears to live and circulate within the entrance hall. Each luminous cord is individually powered. An electronic management system thus enables the light intensity of each of them to be gradually and virtually imperceptibly adjusted, in order to give an impression of movement, as if a gentle breeze were blowing on the light intensities. Technical Description The entrance hall to the château, which is very refined and graphic, is an ideal backdrop for a light system. The light spectrum is presented through the subtle variation of the light intensity. This surprising visual effect is produced from special light fixtures, equipped with LEDs (or light-emitting diodes) of the newest generation, arranged in flexible rubber diffuser strips, inserted directly in each glass tube. The light thus created varies according to the intensity chosen by the artist and maintained by a variety of software programming. The light comprises 33 glass tubes which end to end equate to about sixty metres in length. Once installed, its full span configuration on the ceiling is 5.20 metres and its minimum distance from the ground is 3.80m. The overall weight is estimated at approximately 100 kg. The light spreads inside the tubes through an assembly of flexible rubber diffuser strips integrating white LEDs. This system is ideal since it adapts to the curves desired and does not produce any heat. Each tube is supplied autonomously. It is all linked to an electronic light intensity variator in the ?????? The power and control cables, the transformers and the DMX controlled relay devices (booster and splitters) are hidden in a false ceiling. Each group of LEDs is addressed and connected to a DMX bus which guides the intensity and therefore the light emitted. The bus is connected to dynamic programming software which receives and transcribes data from the sensory sensors. The control system is incorporated in the device in the false ceiling. Installation on site Spring 2013