Light Through Time by Mona El Batrik is a lighting installation that reimagines single-use plastic bottles as a kaleidoscope of color, paired with natural wood to create sculptural, distinctive designs. Each piece celebrates the nuanced beauty of wood grain and the dynamic swirl of repurposed plastics, illuminating space with warmth and emotion.

Developed by hand using a heat press, 3D-printed components, and wood, the collection encourages experimentation and sustainable design, reflecting Mona’s commitment to producing only what is needed and extending the life of materials through innovative methods.

Inspired by time, nature, and human experience, Light Through Time draws from the interplay of material, light, and memory. Informed by over a decade of lighting design for film, her creations balance functionality with narrative, connecting community, environmental awareness, and optimism, transforming light into an intimate form of storytelling. 

Time is on the mind of Mona El Batrik and how everything melts together into this beautiful story called life.

Mona’s design work moves through a genuine curiosity of materials that meet the practicality of each creation. Variations in textures with minimal elements for an outcome that brightens a room. Water, fire, forests, stars all feed Mona’s visual inspiration combined with the ultimate drive to bring light into a space.

"Light Through Time", bloomed from the desire to combine materials that take on pressing Environmental issues in combination with modern methodologies.

What makes Mona tick is learning what makes this world an exciting place that is in tune with nature and connected to community. Each of Mona's inventions come alive through a series of observational surveys working to give her art practice reason. Through this journey of drawing you in, the humanistic responsibility greets you in a positive, optimistic way.

Hosted within the gorgeous & spacious LightForm Canada showroom downtown Vancouver in collaboration with IDS Vancouver.