In the evocative Prince Consort Gallery, within the walls of the V&A Museum, visitors will admire a spectacular and immersive installation with coloured lights that aims at being a true sensorial experience for everyone. The author is Flynn Talbot, a lighting designer born in 1981, originally from Australia but living in London since a long time. We met with him to talk about his ambitious project.
Lines of LED lights by Tryka next to 56 shiny black Barrisol panels. Where does this idea come from?
I wanted to find a way to create a scenic effect that would amaze the public. As people walk into the room, lights become brighter. Barrisol is a unique material. It’s a really thin and flexible membrane that can be extended on a light aluminum loom.
Prince Consort Gallery never hosted an installation before…
Yes, true. And visitors surely did not know about this space. I feel lucky to be the one who brought it back to life. It will look like a bright and colourful chapel that will highlight the stunning existing architecture.
Is this also a green project?
Yes, it is. Each Barrisol panel was produced in France and shipped to the V&A Museum specifically for the occasion. Once the London Design Festival will be over, it will be brought back to a factory to be reused. I hold environmental issues in high regard and I found myself quite aligned with the firm.
The aim of this installation is to use light to create experiences and to build a connection between people and places. How do you do it?
By working on different colourful projects, I found two nuances that I particularly like: light blue, which suggests calm and serenity and orange, warm and intense. The combination of these two creates a truly sensational effect and it will fill people’s lives with colour.
It almost sounds like a futuristic experience. Talking about future, what do think it will happen in the design sector in the upcoming years?
Instead of forecasting, I’d simply like my hopes to become true. I hope that people will get closer to design and that they would develop their most human side through it.
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At opening: FLYNN TALBOT, LIGHTING DESIGNER CLASSE 1981, AUSTRALIANO TRASFERITO A LONDRA DA PARECCHI ANNI, HA REALIZZATO REFLECTION ROOM TRA LE MURA DEL V&A MUSEUM DI LONDRA IN OCCASIONE DEL LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL.
