lumiere, durham
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Not quite a Christmas post…actually, it should have been a November post…but with some rather festive looking, vaguely Christmassy lights…
Durham is a beautiful and historic city, but for the four day festival of light it was transformed into a magical, outdoor gallery.
Where else can you go to see an enormous anglepoise lamp on the railway station? The statue in the marketplace encased in a giant snowdome, I Love Durham? An interactive dance-floor, LED’s Dance, set in a nineteenth century amphitheatre? An illuminated waterfall, Splash, cascading from a bridge into the river? Or, my personal favourite above, the labyrinth of luminous towers representing natural radiation, Hartmann Grid.
The interplay between light and landscape was amazing, This wasn’t just a sculpture park with pieces of scuplture placed on an art trail, but relied absolutely upon the features of the Durham landscape – the cathedral, the river, trees, viaduct, statues and parks all became integral materials in the installations. There was a real sense of wonder in walking through the dark towards the patches of light, seeing the faces in the crowds illuminated in wonder.
Hi Ellie,
Lovely to see that you enjoyed LUMIERE 2011, and in particular Hartmann Grid. It’s certainly an interesting piece and was very beautiful to look at and meander through.
I’ve added a link to this from the LUMIERE site. Hope to see you at another Artichoke event in the future.
Anna
Thanks for your comment Anna – I really enjoyed the event. I look forward to finding out more about future Artichoke events.