The Mehrangarh Museum of Art, Jodhpur, in association with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presented a Little Sun exhibition featuring more than 200 Little Sun lamps and a series of 16 Little Sun short films, first shown at London’s Tate Modern in 2012. The Mehrangarh Museum of Art hosted the exhibition in the fitting […]
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La Rinascente
In December 2012 Little Sun joined Italian department store la Rinascente in a celebration of light for all – making Little Sun lamps available in 6 off-grid shops for the first time. Little Sun shops opened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Nairobi, Kenya; Jakarta, Indonesia; El Nido, Philippines; Yangon, Myanmar; and Johannesburg, South Africa. Little Sun […]
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Little Sun at COP18
Little Sun Garden at COP18/CMP8 Hundreds of Little Suns lit up COP18/CMP8’s interactive art exhibition from 23–24 November 2012. As the UN Climate Change Conference’s contribution to the Doha Film Institute’s Family Day at Qatar, a ‘Little Sun Garden’ (a mirrored corridor illuminated by Little Suns) delighted visitors while imparting lessons about climate change. Children […]
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Little Sun at the Venice Architecture Biennale
At the 2012 Venice Architecture Biennale, Olafur Eliasson responded to David Chipperfield’s exhibition theme, ‘Common Ground’, with three works inspired by Little Sun. In two gallery spaces of the Central Pavilion, Eliasson transformed light into a physical experience. One space featured a new short film titled Solar Syokoy by acclaimed Philippine director Khavn. Made at […]
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Little Sun Launch at Tate Modern: “Blackouts” and “Sunlight Graffiti”
Tate Blackouts and Sunlight Graffiti: 28 July – 23 September 2012 Little Sun at Tate Modern raised awareness about the need to improve access to energy for the 1.2 billion people worldwide living outside the electrical grid. It was an artistic endeavour and a call to action. On seven Saturday nights, from 28 July to 8 […]
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