i Light Singapore is Asia’s leading light festival to be held in Marina Bay, South Beach and neighbouring precincts from 29 May to 21 June 2025.
First held in 2010, i Light Singapore showcases light art installations created by Singaporean and international artists. These artworks are designed with energy-saving lightings and/or environmentally-friendly materials to encourage festival goers and the general public to adopt sustainable habits in their everyday lives. The Festival also features a diverse range of fringe activities for visitors to enjoy, bringing vibrancy to public spaces in our city centre.
Festival Light-Up Timings
Sun to Thu: 7:30 PM – 11:00 PM
Fri & Sat: 7:30 PM – 12:00 AM
Art Installations at South Beach
SAULUX by SPLACES.STUDIO
Artwork Presented by South Beach Consortium
Location: Fountain Plaza, South Beach Avenue Level 1
Saulux reveals the invisible currents that surround us daily. As wind moves through this dense field of willow twigs, the stems respond with light – a warm glow at 2200K, the corresponding colour temperature of warm, natural sunlight. The name itself tells this story: saule (willow) meets lux (light).
At the center of this artificial grove sits a weatherproof case housing a microcomputer. Sensors detect the movement of each twig in the breeze and processes these signals into patterns of light and sound. Like the natural world itself, no two moments produce identical configurations.
This is Not a Screen by National University of Singapore (Singapore)
Artwork Presented by AEDAS
Location: South Beach Avenue, Level B1
Created by NUS students, Thundray, Thinzar, Moe Htet, Hnin Ei and Kaung Htet, This is Not a Screen examines the phenomenon of how screens permeate modern existence, from small screens in pockets and medium screens on desks to large screens on walls. Each presents a curated version of the world, filtered through invisible algorithms.
Using polarised screens recycled from our devices, the artwork alters light in fascinating ways. Depending on the viewing angle, no two visitors see the same image. you can create new visual perspectives by rotating the screens, which distort light to create unique perceptions of the monolith in the centre, much like how digital interfaces customise reality for their users.
This installation prompts reflection about collective experiences. When individuals receive personalised versions of information, the nature of common experience and discourse shifts. Our screens simultaneously create both a shared platform and individual realities.
Offering no easy judgement about digital life, This is Not a Screen simply makes visible the usually invisible process of filtering. It reveals how screens transform not only what we see but also how we see.