Outsiders Outsiders Lighting Performance by Nargiza Usmanova

Outsiders Outsiders Lighting Performance by Nargiza Usmanova is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award yn Sulver in Útfierende Keunsten, Poadium, Styl en Dekôrûntwerp Competition Category.

SulverÚtfierende Keunsten· 2021

Outsiders Outsiders Lighting Performance

by Nargiza Usmanova

Client: NUMZ Graphics

A' Design Award yn Sulver Winner in Útfierende Keunsten Category

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The Design

About Outsiders Outsiders Lighting Performance

It is in ljochtshow dy't op trije lokaasjes yn Oakville (ON, Kanada) opfierd waard. De foarstelling is fiksje oer it tema Enerzjy. Yn it ferhaal kamen de Outsiders nei de ierde net as ynfallers, mar as briljante skepsels mei in protte kennis om te dielen mei minsken. It haadpunt fan it projekt: de enerzjy wurdt eins yn ús fûn. It is de basis fan minsklik bestean en kin in kaai wêze foar it oplossen fan it enerzjyprobleem op ierde. Om it idee te visualisearjen hat de keunstner ljochtkostúms ûntworpen mei LED-modules en zip-bannen.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Sulver

Outsiders Outsiders Lighting Performance is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Sulver, in bûtengewoan prestisjeuze erkenning foar topûntwerpen dy't prachtich en yndrukwekkend binne. Sulverwinners binne tige briljante en ekstreem kreative wurken dy't de treflike ekspertize, it talint en de skerpsinnigens fan har ûntwerpers yllustrearje. Fan Outsiders Outsiders Lighting Performance wurdt ferwachte dat it in prachtich foarbyldwurk is, opmerklik profesjoneel en djip ynnovatyf. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Sulver is in tige opfallende, bewûndere útfining dy't foardiel bringt en de grinzen fan keunst, wittenskip, ûntwerp en technology ferleget. Outsiders Outsiders Lighting Performance is in skepping dêr't breed oerjûn wurdt, dy't winsken wekker makket, positive gefoelens bringt en ferwûnderjen en fernuvering opwekket.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: "Outsiders: energy is inside" is a lighting performance that was staged in Oakville, Canada. The performance is a fiction on the theme of Energy, particularly, how and what kind of energy inhabitants of other planets use to survive. To visualize this idea, we have designed lighting costumes masking human bodies and helping transform them into illuminated aliens. The main point of the project: the energy is actually found inside of us. It is the foundation of our livelihood and may be a key to solving the energy problem on Earth.
Tags: light, lighting, lighting performance, handmade costume, art performance, aliens, outsiders, energy
Production Technology: Materials used in the project:
116 of LED modules (IP-SF),
5,000 red zip-ties,
20 meters of wire,
a portable power station
Research: Uniqueness and water for nice reflections were our main requirements for the performance location. After some google research and scouting, we have chosen several places in Oakville. The largest of three performances took place in the Lions Park Valley (Oakville).
Inspiration: The idea of the performance started growing after one of our previous lighting projects. We continued experimenting with led lights and zip-ties. In the first stage, it resembled a caterpillar shining in a dark. After some modifications, we came up with the idea of making a costume for aliens. It was the good starting point but we lacked an idea to make future project looks more alive and attractive. So, we decided to play around with the most actual problem on Earth, the problem of energy. Thus, were born our aliens who came on Earth to share their experience of using energy. We named them Outsiders.
In our story, Outsiders came to Earth not as invaders but as highly intelligent creatures with a lot of knowledge to share with humans. As just arrived, they are exploring our planet at different locations illuminating surroundings with their lights.
Project Duration: The performance was staged in Oakville (Ontario, Canada) in May 2016.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Nargiza Usmanova, 2016
Team Members: Nargiza Usmanova (author and costume designer)
Victor and Rita Zubashev, Mikhail Palityka (models)
Maxim Zinchuk (assistance, photo and video production)
Tatiana Belousova, Olga Goldobina (assistance)
GVA Lighting (technical support)
Image Credits: Photographer and videographer - Maxim Zinchuk