Open Light

Formed in Paris during 1969 by Looky Molnar out of the ashes of several big French Light shows.

Other members were Patrice Warrener, Patrick Moncelet (Ex Karma Lightshow), Jean-Pierre Arnal (decd) (Ex Mandala), François Decourbe (Ex Tac Poume Systeme), Mair Mergui (Ex Mandala), Christian Bertheas and Jacquy Kaszmatcher (Ex Mandala).

One of the biggest Light shows in France, alongside Mandala and Barved Zumizion Open Light used up to 20 Aldis Tutor 2 Liquid Slide Projectors, Kodak Carousels and 2 Bessler projectors.

From François:

I got into Light Shows in 1967 when I was still in school.

I was at a festival called "la fenêtre rose" and I saw Soft Machine with a Light Show made by Mark Boyle (Mark Boyle and Joan Hills Sensual Laboratory).

I then started Light Shows with a band called Tac Poume Systeme with Patrice Warrener, then we formed
Karma Light Show with Patrick Moncelet.

Then Christian Canonne and Madona Bouglione did the Open Circus, for the Light Show we joined Mair Mergui, Jacky Kasmacher, Jean-Pierre Arnal and Christian Berthéas to form Open Light.

François Decourbe - July 2020

The Open Light story did not end in the 1970's, Antonin Bertheas, son of Christian Bertheas continues the journey: https://openlights.xyz/index.html

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Patrice Warrener, Patrick Moncelet, Jean-Pierre Arnal, François Decourbe, Mair Mergui, Christian Bertheas, Jacquy Kaszmatcher.

Open Light Console 1970

1970

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