Went to the lighting store today with Ariff and Shahril. SBS Elektrik Sdn Bhd on 115 Jln Thamboosamy off Jln Putra. +603-4043-1177. In any case, nice people. We chose a few lights and housings to test out. Hopefully we can purchase the lights tomorrow morning so that Shahril's dad can bring them to Johor for Murali (the contractor) to test out. At the moment we have two types of halogens. One is a 50W large 240V light, and the other is a smaller 50W with a 12V transformer. There's a plastic casing for the large light but we're afraid it'll melt so we have to modify it slightly (i.e. saw off the end), whereas the smaller light has a nice metal casing, which might be more weather resistant and overall more hardy for the exhibition. In any case, Ariff is going to test out the lights tonight so we can purchase the rest tomorrow. We need approximately 30 lights for about 25 pieces of art. Cost is about $18RM for the large light with housing and $16RM for the smaller light.
Update: The sawed off plastic casing for the large light (50W 240V) worked well but UEM is now going to do the lights and walls for the installation so we do not need to get the lighting. We talked to Alina from Pelita Hati Gallery and she recommended using yellow lights for more intimate effect but white lights for more uniform lighting. Since our exhibit is done on duratrans prints with backlighting, it may be better to use white lights. Another factor to consider is the color of the prints, a photograph with yellow colors might do better with white light than a yellow light since it will look more vibrant.
