The students from the faculty of Design Innovation, Limkokwing University of Technology, enjoyed a spectacular evening witnessing the Light Show 2009 on 21 April 2009. The show took place at The Annexe Gallery, Central Market in Kuala Lumpur.

The show comprised nine designers with professions ranging from artists and architects to landscape architects and lighting designers. The variety of skills on show was the main highlight of the event. The show was all about the assortment of lights and light installations made from recycled or unwanted objects. Exhibitors include Bernard Chauly, Carolyn Lau, Fabian Tan, Farah Azizan, Jazmi Izwan Jamal, Lisa Foo, Loh Kok Man, Mah Su Sim, and Richard Lau.

The Light Show 2009 was made possible with support from the Krishen Jit-ASTRO Fund, with thanks to Galeri Tenaga, GDP Architects, and Balai Seni Lukis Negara – the National Art Gallery of Malaysia.

True to its name, the exhibition centred on the luminosity of lights, and managed to distinguish itself from the typical light show. The lights and decorations were made from reused or unwanted items. Empty mineral bottles were turned into lights woven into dragon motifs, empty milk cartons were shaped and scultured into chandeliers and even straws were turned into beautiful blinds, reflecting colours from a projector.

The visit was assisted by the friendly show curator, who took his time to explain every single detail and concept to the students to enhance their understanding.

The idea behind this visit was to give an opportunity to the students to comprehend the importance of cross culture in design and to instill passion towards creativity. Examples shown by the exhibitors during the show proved that creativity has no boundaries regardless of fields and interest. Its message was rousing: let only the sky be the limit.

Apart from the creativity, such a show set a good example in nurturing awareness towards a better, more responsible role to the environment. The Light Show, for example, generated new ideas on how to recycle unwanted items into something beneficial rather than simply discarding them. It created awareness towards a green culture and at the same time gave second life to unwanted objects, truly a contribution from designers of tomorrow, to the society for generations to come.

Learning is a never ending process. Knowing this, the students conducted their own research about what they witnessed during the exhibition and held relevant discussions in their class. The results and findings of these deliberations are now being transcripted in academic journals.