i Light Singapore and GastroBeats are back this June and DBS is back as the presenting sponsor this year. This builds on DBS’ ongoing efforts in and around the Marina Bay area to give back to the community, including the recent launch of a multi-year partnership with Esplanade to provide more experiences for people to discover and express themselves - #selfcare, sustainable living, and being future-ready.
Themed “Ignite Your Spark” DBS invites festival goers to bring out the best in you and help shape a better, brighter world. With 6 zones to experience, DBS brings you through a journey of fun games, activities, and Instagrammable visual installations, including an artwork - ‘Blumiwave’ that will later be recycled and given a new lease of life.
Simply access your DBS passport by scanning a QR code on your mobile phone, and collect just 4 digital stamps by participating in various experiences within the DBS Zone. Completing this task, you will stand to win DBS swag (limited stocks only) and, in line with the bank’s aim of galvanizing the community to drive collective good, you will also be able to pay it forward (in a partnership between DBS and Food from the Heart) in supporting meal donations to families in need.
Start your festival journey with 'Blumiwave' at Mist Walk, an artwork that aims to raise awareness of blue energy, an alternative renewable energy source harnessed from the sea and river waters. Created by local artists from DP Design, Blumiwave features ‘crashing’ sculptural waves made of a carefully weaved fabric of safety nets and scaffolding salvaged from construction sites. Here, the team transforms what is normally perceived as unsightly materials into a space that invites multiple interpretations of the mundane and its possibilities.
In the spirit of giving discarded materials a new lease of life, all plastics used in the build of Blumiwave will be recycled by Magorium after the festival. Supported by DBS Foundation, Magorium is a social enterprise that converts plastic waste into a sustainable construction material called ‘NEWBitumen’, which can be used to pave eco-roads. ‘NEWBitumen’ was also used in paving the driveway of DBS Newton Green, Singapore’s first net zero building by a bank.
Stepping into the GastroBeats grounds, you will find the DBS Zone on your right. Key highlights at the DBS Zone include Find Your Spark, where a Glambot camera will capture you in cinematic, slow-motion video reels in an experience befitting of the red carpet – you know that tutu gown Ariana Grande moment taken by Cole Walliser? Yup, that's it! Be the first in Singapore to experience that Glambot moment! You can also glam up your Glambot reels with accessories from Fashion Pulpit - a social enterprise that aims to promote environmental education and awareness in the field of fashion.*Don't forget to post those Glambot videos on Instagram along with a creative caption about self-love. The 3 best entries will win an Apple Watch SE (worth SGD 380) each!
For those who like a little challenge, pit against your friends and family in Eco Row and Glow, where you will be power rowing to light up the tree installation. If not, pit your reflexes and financial smarts at Money Matchmaker and Made for Travel, where you will be time-pressed to solve challenges on your feet.
My favorite is over at the POSB Money Smarts, a play zone where learning about money matters is made fun of through specially designed digital artboards and animations on each "ATM" machine.
As we are all enjoying the festival, DBS will also be working its magic in the back, working with like-minded businesses for impact and community partners throughout the month-long festival to bring to life its vision of paving the way towards a more inclusive, sustainable, and better society.
Food waste will be transformed into animal feed and fertilizers. Ento Industries, also a business for impact supported by DBS Foundation, is coming in as GastroBeats’ food waste solution partner! Using its horde of Black Soldier Flies, all food waste collected from festival goers and vendors at GastroBeats will be sent to Ento Industries for conversion into high-value end products such as animal feed and fertilizers.
From 6pm to 7pm every Friday and Saturday, DBS will also be presenting an enthralling line-up of performances by local talents who exemplify what it means to rise above life’s challenges. From jazz and classical piano and drumming performances, to pop music and soprano acts and more, you can expect to be blown away by these talented and resilient individuals who embody what it truly means to be a hero.
i Light Singapore 2023 and GastroBeats 2023 are taking place from 1 to 25 June! For more details on DBS’ participation in these 2 events, you can visit - https://www.dbs.com/live-more-by-the-bay/ilight-singapore.html.
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