Art fully illuminated “Art Basel” in Miami, Hong Kong and Basel

As general contractor, Expomobilia is responsible for setting up “Art Basel”, the world's largest trade fair for contemporary art. The same exhibition architecture will be used for the renowned trade fair in Miami Beach as well as in Hong Kong and Basel.

The art fair can now be perfectly illuminated with just two different types of LED luminaires: vertically, wallwashers ensure an even flow of light, while spotlights set accents and direct the visitor's gaze to the art objects. A special focus is on a quick and simple construction. With an adapter specially developed for this measuring infrastructure, country-specific mains voltages and standards as well as three different mounting systems are bridged, so that the same lighting architecture can be used on all three continents without any problems and quickly installed.

The selected neutral white light color is a novelty in the exhibition area. It guarantees the best possible color impression of the works and is considered state of the art in galleries and art museums.

Reflexion developed the lighting concept and led the evaluation process through to the selection of the right luminaires. This was preceded by a few mock-ups with international manufacturers in Miami and Hong Kong.

Client
Expomobilia , Effretikon
Lighting supplier
ERCO Lighting, Zurich
Completion
2016
Photography
Moritz Hillebrand, Zurich
Tags
Culture