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LICHTFAKTOR uses light to express their creativity. They produce light through various sources of photos and videos in nocturnal cities. The Cologne artist collective consisting of $ehvermögen VJ (photographer and VJ since 1997 with years of experience in the field event) and JIAR (communications designer and graffiti artists) are experimenting with the possibilities that arise from long-term exposure and painting. Their goal is to the possibilities of the “Light Writing” exploit and develop. The LICHTFAKTOR crew deliberately exploit the entire region and bind them in their photos and animations so that not only this backdrop, but a part of their work.

“Painting with light” has been popular with photographers for long time, it uses a flashlight and a long exposure photo technique. But now it’s being brought to the streets, combined with urban imagery.

Using an exposure of about ten-to-thirty seconds and a tripod for best results, Light Graffiti artists start at the first click. Glowsticks, flashlights, reflectors, and even torches have been used as mediums to create all sorts of designs and tags, as the artist becomes a ghost of a blur, if visible at all. No Photo editing was used here.

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