Lighting Your Way At Putrajaya

LAMPU Putrajaya 2015

 

It is an annual event that started in 2013, located in front of Putrajaya’s Palace Of Justice or Istana Kehakiman and the Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque. LAMPU stands for Light And Motion Putrajaya, a festival that lights up the streets of Putrajaya’s Precint 3 colourfully.

This year’s festival brought more interesting and beautiful light and motion mapping on the Palace Of Justice, as well as other light installations displayed for the public. There were light art communities, 3R Light Structures showcased by university students, band performance in a tron-like way by the TUDM (Malaysian Air Force), interactive light games, wayang kulit, lighted cars and trishaws and many other lighting exhibitions all around Precint 3.

This festival, which has brought over 500,000 visitors in the past and earning a place in the Malaysia Book of Records is said to have achieved the same amazing number of visitors this year. The objective of the event was to promote advancement of LED and lighting industry, especially in Malaysia. With the use of LED, it is also to further emphasize on energy saving technology.

Although the weather was wet on the night of the launch, it did not deter visitors – adults and children alike, to come to Putrajaya for the launching of the LAMPU festival. With performances by TUDM Band in lighted up Tron-like suits, Putrajaya’s Palace Of Justice was mapped with various colours, patterns and accompanied by music for almost 20minutes.

PIIACUF Putrajaya 2015

 

PIIACUF, or better known as Putrajaya International Islamic Arts and Culture Festival was also first introduced in 2013. The exhibition, joined by exhibitionists from both local and international was located at the International Pavillion, next to Perbadanan Putrajaya.

Since it’s inception, PIIACUF is brought to us to showcase ideas, talents and expressions that corresponds with Islamic arts and culture. The objective was to project modern Islamic identity to public.

This year’s PIIACUF festival is themed as “Treasures of the Silk Road & Spice Road”. Historically, this will bring you back to how Malaya was associated with the Arabs through the silk and spice roads hundreds of years ago. In saying so, it is no wonder that the international participants of the PIIACUF festival are from Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Algeria, Uzbekistan, Iran, Tunisia, China and Brunei.

The event, officiated by Minister of Federal Territory, YB Datuk Seri Utama Tengku Adnan bin Tengku Mansor, was further livened up with fashion shows from some of the participants on the festival, namely Brunei, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, and Malaysia. There are a few notable Malaysian fashion designers involved in the show, although there are slight misses here and there in some designs, in my humble opinion.

Not to forget other more interesting exhibitions with photographic displays of Mecca and Medina from many years ago during renovation as well as Islamic calligraphy displays and its history. There was the Mushaf Al-Quran and keris (Malay daggers) displays as well.

Perbadanan Putrajaya

Both LAMPU 2015 and PIIACUF 2015 were brought by Perbadanan Putrajaya (PPj), held between 30th October – 1st November 2015. The weekend event was to bring visitors from all over the country and to put Putrajaya as a global tourist destination. Both events were a success, proven with the throng of visitors that came to Putrajaya and hopes that this event will continue as a yearly festival.

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32 thoughts on “Lighting Your Way At Putrajaya

  1. 1st Nov? Have missed this event. Would love to attend next round. 🙂

    1. Yeah. Maybe you can go to the one next year. Expecting nicer and more beautiful exhibitions.

  2. wow the place look so lively in the night.
    Usually lack of lights make the place dark, good to know putrajaya with lots of lighting.

  3. OH pretty lights! And yes, I agree that LED is not only cost efficient, but it also helps to save energy. The world right now, could do with little efforts like these 🙂

    1. True. On the long run, we can save millions if not billions of ringgit per year.

    1. Nice right? I love all these colorful lights. If it weren’t for the wet weather, I would’ve just twirled in the middle of the road. Hahaha

  4. wow thats a great idea to use such lighting! 😀 looks like i should visit Putrajaya too

  5. wow that video ,those lights really look cool, makes me feel all happy inside 😀

    1. Me too. With the colorful lights and right music, everything seemed so cool and happy.

  6. Putrajaya always looks the best when it is lighted up…. Loving it… so beautiful

    1. I agree. The buildings are amazing in their own structure and with lights like this, it looks more breathtaking.

  7. Putrajaya must be very beautiful with all the lightings. Need to go there and watch it live.

  8. Betty Liew says:

    This is new to me. It so beautiful when the light been light up at Putrajaya.

    1. It is. The photos don’t do it justice. Need to see it live to really experience it, with the music and all.

  9. thanks for sharing!
    really love to have so many event at putrajaya to boost the tourism malaysia!

    1. You’re welcome. Yes, I think with all the events on-going in Putrajaya, it will definitely help boost tourism not only domestically but internationally too.

  10. Lol, they should have organize a run like this during earth hour every year because it’s pitch black too 😛

    1. Hahaha!! Maybe. Would you mind to propose this to the organizers? 😛 😀

  11. ohh…missed this event on 1 Nov. I was so free at home, if I know about this will definitely go to attend it! Cheers, siennylovesdrawing

    1. Oh no. I’m sure you would’ve love the artistic touches that they put in in the designs and everything. Never mind, next year perhaps?

  12. Awwww I missed it! Would love to see this happenings at Putrajaya tho!

    1. Maybe the next time they’re back in Putrajaya, you can check it out. In the mean time, there are many other events coming up in Putrajaya too. So, maybe you can visit Putrajaya for those other upcoming events. 🙂

  13. Wow it such a colorful and happening events, hope that there will be more events like this in Putrajaya.

    1. LAMPU is a yearly event but there are other equally nice events in Putrajaya happening throughout the year. It would definitely be an enjoyable experience in Putrajaya.

  14. I like this festival, will go back again this year, thanks for the sharing 🙂

    1. Next year you mean? It’s a yearly event so the next one will be next year, probably around end of October too. Hope you’ll enjoy yourself then.

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