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Things That Light Up - More Information
Things That Light Up By Things That Go On Things Things That Light Up is a new innovation by NW-based duo, Things That Go On Things, working with creative technologist, Chris Ball. 200 programmable LED lights flicker in their recycled plastic bottles. The lights are GPS chipped and operated with rechargeable batteries, which means they can be easily controlled by a ...
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Fading - More Information
Fading By Sophie Laly A graduate of the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Dijon in 1998, Sophie Laly centers her practice on concepts of time and space-time, interrogating humanity’s position within the environment and consistently returning us to our earthly existence. Her projects materialize as installations, short-format pieces, or documentaries. She also engages in collaborative choreographic works, ...
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Night Food Market - More Information
Make your mouth water and find out which food and drink stalls are coming to the Night Market! Asia Express Korean street food: Bao Buns, dirty fries, mandu, Korean fried chicken Instagram Booths Tasters and sign-ups for Booths card Born and Bread (Marra People Ltd t/a) Individually topped focaccia Instagram Chester’s Cocker-Tails Hot drinks and cakes Instagram Cocker ...
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Forged In Water - More Information
Forged in Water By Limbic Cinema Forged in Water is an audio-visual installation that explores the surreal world of artificial reefs. Holographic-style visuals depicting human-made structures beneath the ocean are revealed on transparent, airborne water particles, creating an ethereal and immersive display. Created by Limbic Cinema in collaboration with music artist Phoebé Guillemot (aka RAMZi), the project brings otherworldly seascapes ...
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By The Light of Our Losses - More Information
By The Light of Our Losses By idontloveyouanymore By The Light of Our Losses is a new commission for Light Up Lancaster, supported by The Space, and by The Dukes as part of Our Freedom Project. By The Light of Our Losses is an ever evolving elegy to any and all things lost. It is an artwork created by idontloveyouanymore, ...
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Urban Wyld - More Information
Urban Wyld By Laura Spark Urban Wyld is a new commission for Light Up Lancaster. In a dark corner of the city, life begins to burst through the cracks… Journeying through the seasons, Urban Wyld is entirely composed of plants that are regulars in our urban streets, parks and gardens. You might recognise spring’s first snowdrops, and flowers such ...
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Veil - More Information
Veil By Artist: Flolux Veil is a light and sound installation in the courtyard of Lancaster Castle. It brings together voices, songs and recordings from across Lancashire, reflecting the county’s history and everyday life. The soundscape mixes music, poetry and local sounds inspired by the landscape and its folklore, with background tones from a sound healing session to create ...
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Monster! - More Information
Monster! By Christopher Harrisson Monster! is a brand new commission for Light Up Lancaster. It’s a mischievous, interactive projection-mapping adventure from award-winning artist Christopher Harrisson, who says… I have always been fascinated by monsters and outsiders: those who have been ostracised from society for what they are. While some behaviours may be worthy of this kind of punishment, how ...
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Blink and You Miss It - More Information
BLINK AND YOU MISS IT by leo&hyde and 2099 Studios Creative Team Leo Mercer – Creative Director and Composer Anthony Head – 3D Animations Ben Cross – Stained Glass Animation Presented by 2099 Studios and leo&hyde Thanks to: Alastair McKee from the RSPB, and the Lancaster Swift Group; and to conversations with Sam Gee, Joseph Doubtfire, and Daniel Mawson. Each summer, ...
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Molecular Clouds - More Information
Molecular Clouds By Daksha Patel CREDITS Commissioned by: Light Up The North Illumine Daksha Patel – Artist George Harris – Producer Chris Ball – Creative Technologist James Hamilton – Sound Artist Andrew Crofts – Technical Consultant Molecular Clouds is a new, large-scale projection by artist Daksha Patel that explores some big themes – climate change, air pollution, and our connection to the natural ...
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The Sky That Changes - More Information
The Sky That Changes By Millie-Beth Wright Supported by Lancaster University Confucius Institute Find the artist at @mibewr Look up, light never stays the same… The Sky That Changes is a ceiling-projected animation inviting audiences to lie back and gaze upward as shifting stories of light unfold, as the work mirrors the stillness of stargazing. Whilst looking upward, viewers watch ...
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Shadowplay: Dark and Light - More Information
Shadow: Light and Dark by Joe Lindley & Roger Whitham What is Shadowplay? Shadowplay is the title of a series of installations at venues including the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the Bordeaux Museum of Contemporary Art, and several high-profile arts festivals (including Light Up Lancaster 2024). Each edition of Shadowplay invites an audience to encounter and explore the emerging ...
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Dear Joan... – More Information
Dear Joan… By imitating the dog Dear Joan… is the second in a trilogy of shows based around letters or correspondences involving figures from history. The first piece, Dear Einstein, was made for Light Up Lancaster 2023 and centred around a hypothetical and somewhat fantastical conversation between a man worrying about his death and the physicist Albert Einstein. In Dear Joan… ...
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Still Waters Run Deep - More Information
STILL WATERS RUN DEEP By James Hooton Still Waters Run Deep is a new commission for Light Up Lancaster, supported by Lancaster University Impact Accelerator Account Programme, with funding from Arts and Humanities Research Council. Lancaster City Council’s climate change team has supported this installation as part of the council’s commitment to raising awareness of climate change. ...
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Breacla Showhome Opening a Huge Success for Northstone
Northstone’s much-anticipated showhome opening at Breacla in Lancaster was a resounding success, with dozens of eager visitors stepping through the doors to experience the new Sixteen20 four-bedroom home for the very first time. The event at the weekend saw potential buyers, local residents and curious passers-by enjoy a warm welcome from the Northstone team and guests were also treated ...
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BSL Tours of the Festival
Sat 8 Nov, 5pm or 7.30pm Starting at the Dukes Theatre, Moor Lane, LA1 1QELight Up Lancaster is delighted to welcome Martin Glover back to the festival, who will be offering British Sign Language (BSL) guided tours of the artworks and installations. Specialist facilitator Martin, who is himself deaf and a BSL user, and also a light artist, will take you on an illuminating tour of the festival, highlighting the artworks, their meanings and ...
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