In response to this year’s theme, Art, our thoughts began by examining the idea of the moment: a fleeting, unrepeatable experience created through light.

We thought of the experience of a peep show, the intrigue and sense of risk was a feeling we thought would be interested to recreate in our installation.

Equally, we were interested in the historical development of light panels, in particular where light panels were made through fluorescent light tubes. We are interested in exploring how contemporary LED tubes, such as the Artemide Alphabet could be orchestrated to recreate an old fashion light panel with RGBWW tubes.

As lighting designers, we are fascinated not only by the finished effect but by the machinery and logic behind it. A choreography of drivers, optics, wiring, and reflective surfaces that combine to produce an apparently seamless outcome. This led us to think of the development of a moment inside the tubes, where the viewer pops their head into the Peep Show of light.

These questions led to the concept for Peep Show: an installation that appears as a pure, glowing column from the outside, yet invites designers and visitors to literally place their head inside the piece and reveal the infrastructure that makes the magic possible. Through a series of mirrors and repeated reflections, the internal LED tubes multiply into an infinite light lattice.