Septemberljus attracted thousands of visitors to Skeppsbron
Several visitors set floating lanterns adrift on Lake Munksjön.
Thousands of visitors made their way to the Skeppsbron district in Jönköping for the Septemberljus light event on the evening of 26 September.
"It was fantastic to see so many people attend, and several visitors were already asking during the evening where next year's event will take place," says Waraphan Srihajak, one of the Lighting Design and Technology programme students at the School of Engineering, Jönköping University, who helped create this year's light installations.
Here are the students from the Lighting Design and Technology programme at the School of Engineering who created this year's Septemberljus. On the far right is their teacher, Kharin Abrahamsson.
This year's Septemberljus was organised by the School of Engineering (JTH), Jönköping Municipality and South Munksjön Development Ltd. The event gives students the opportunity to apply their knowledge in practice and demonstrate to the public how lighting design can influence the experience of a place. This year, Skeppsbron and the southern Munksjön area took centre stage. Through the theme "Life Between the Buildings", the students showed how light can create experiences and bring people together in everyday environments. Visitors were also invited to join guided tours.
"Created a Beautiful Whole"
"What I am most pleased with is how we managed to complete everything and how all the installations came together to create a beautiful whole. Many visitors wanted to join the guided tours, and at the beginning of the evening it was almost impossible to move around in a group because the promenade was so crowded. It's difficult to say exactly how many people attended, but it was certainly several thousand," says Waraphan.
Fire, Music and Food
New features for this year's event included a fire show, a DJ playing music, and the opportunity for visitors to purchase food and drinks on site. Visitors could also release floating lanterns onto Lake Munksjön.
"The most enjoyable part was seeing how visitors reacted as they explored the installations. You could hear from all directions how fascinated and impressed they were. Many people also approached us with questions about both the event and our programme. That makes it even more inspiring to continue doing what we do," says Waraphan.
Waraphan Srihajak together with her fellow student Noa Strandberg.
