The Lightship

Brief —

To create a new promotional to create a platform in order to engage the Auckland public and build social license for the Ports of Auckland as well as utilising port assets to give back to Aucklanders.

Solution —

We created a new contemporary art space for emerging artists on the outside of the Ports of Auckland car handling building.

The Lightship is a 110-metre-long, 13-metre-high light wall, and is made up of seven panels with nearly 8,500 individually programmable LED lights.

The large-scale digital light wall on Quay Street provides Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland with a unique place for public art to be enjoyed.

The platform changes artists every six weeks to give a variety of Auckland’s artists the opportunity to showcase their talents.

Results —

• Best Design Awards 2022: Silver_Design Communication.
• New Zealand’s first large scale light mural for contemporary artists
• Have displayed ten artists to date on the platform; 
  1. ISLOVE — Janet Lilo
  2. Come Up For Air — Sorawit Songsataya
  3. Skylined — Tyson Campbell
  4. Broken Embraces — Sione Tuívailala Monū
  5. Pūtahitanga kura — Abigail Aroha Jensen & Georgina Watson
  6. Onepanea — Natalie & Sam Tozer
  7. Kupesi Sisi Huelo ‘oe Taulanga Waitematā moe Funga Tāmaki Makaurau —Sione Faletau
  8. Whakakiwi — SINŌ
  9. EVERYTHING — Fiona Jack
  10. Broken Sovereignty — Parasite