The Light Observer is an independent magazine based between France and Italy, exploring the theme of light in art, sciences, photography, cinema, fashion, philosophy, architecture…
"Photographic series and interview with American photographer Grey Crawford. An introduction text by Timothy Persons evokes the art scene in California in the 60s and 70s, when Crawford performed his famous series El Mirage.
Interview with Italian design duo Giopato & Coombes, reflecting on their creative process. "We try to create lighting sculptures that drive a certain message, different in every collection" they told The Light Observer.
Interview with sculptor Susumu Koshimizu, exploring his approach to light, nature, and reflecting on his life and career. "As a child, I would go to the mountains near my house every day to play, running around, carving tree branches with a knife, and inventing my own ways to play. It was a very fulfilling life. During the postwar reconstruction period, there were new home construction sites all over the city, and I never got bored of watching the carpenters at work. I would gather sawdust and other pieces of wood that were lying around the construction sites and take them home to use as toys."
Interview with designer Thelonious Goupil on his practice, what inspires him, what he learned and what lies ahead, and his new collection of lamp for Small Small Space in Milan.
Photographic series by Maud Rémy-Lonvis focusing on the architecture of an ordinarily “hidden” element: the frame of a lampshade.
Through Drawing and Experimentation; Diogo Pimentao writes a text on his practice as an artist and performer, and his approach to experimentation. He states: "The excitement is not just in the outcome but in the process itself—the freedom to explore, to fail, and to rethink."
