communal lighting installation from donated fixtures by beforelight

communal lighting installation from donated fixtures by beforelightview from ermou street image © beforelight

located in the heart of athens, a small street within the monastiraki area is host to a lighting installation.by inviting users to donate their old luminaires, fixtures and lamp shades in order to transform the abandoned street of central athens into a homely space.

an abandoned shop was temporarily transformed into an open workspace for people to gather, observe and participate in the development of the project. a process of repairing, testing and waterproofing the lamps engaged volunteers that, in collaboration with greek creative studio beforelight, prepared more then 150 lamps to create a colorful ceiling over the street.

perspective view of the installation image © beforelight

entrance to pittaki street  image © beforelight

close-up image © beforelight

close-up to hanging lights image © beforelight

view from the top with the acropolis in the backgroundimage © adam alexopoulos

opening night image © adam alexopoulos

opening night  image © aris kamarotos

opening night image © aris kamarotos

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