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Fish Are Jumping - More Information
By: Studio Toer All Toer’s creations begin with the freedom of play. Toer is a multidisciplinary design studio based in the Netherlands, founded in 2011 by Castor Bours and Wouter Widdershoven. Characterised by a strong exploratory and experimental approach, Studio Toer pushes the technical and aesthetic boundaries of design across a wide range of applied arts, from light installations and ...
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Sandcastle - More Information
By: leo&hyde In collaboration with “2099 will be fine :)” leo&hyde is led by writer Leo Mercer, who leads on the concepts and creative direction of the work. He then works with a range of collaborators, from composers, sound designers, visual artist, creative technologists, actors and theatremakers. Regular collaborators include resident sound designer Dan Mawson, composer Stephen Hyde (...
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Animals - More Information
By: Ivo Opl and Suren Manvelyan: ARTshifters (Czech Republic and Armenia) Ivo Opl / Czech Republic – Innovator and creator of interactive installations and design projects. He currently works at the Faculty of Art and Design named after Ladislav Sutnar of the University of West Bohemia, where he deals with the development of artistic projects based on interaction and new technologies. Suren ...
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Crystal Tide - More Information
By: Anne Bennett Crystal Tide was developed with co-commissioning support from Light Up the North in 2026. Creative Team: Technical Lead, Installation Technician and Lighting programmer: Neil Duncan Original Soundtrack Composer and Producer: Ben Elliot, working to the artist’s creative brief. Our Future Coast is a partnership project helping communities explore and respond to the changing coastline around Morecambe Bay ...
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Damselflies - More Information
By: Rubbish Artist Tracey Graham Tracey Graham is a trained sculptor who breathes new life into the discarded trappings of consumerism, the detritus of our times. With irresistible wit, an artist’s attention to detail and the kind of professional build quality which separates her from the flock, Tracey has a proven track record of creating original pieces and environments ...
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Noctilucent - More Information
Noctilucent explores how intangible materials like light, haze and fog can interact to create forms and volumes that appear almost tangible. The work is an exploration of understanding these materials’ behaviour and discovering how much control can be achieved in shaping them through light. Rather than projecting onto an object or surface, the imagery is projected into the atmosphere itself, ...
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Why I Walk - More Information
Behind the Scenes Since June 2026, Lancashire Youth Challenge, led by filmmaker and creative practitioner Ashley Murphy, has been supporting a group of resettled refugees and people seeking sanctuary to develop their skills as storytellers, filmmakers and animators. Through a collaborative and participant-led creative process, the group has been producing a series of short animated films that capture their personal experiences ...
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Garden of Shadows - More Information
By: Jony Easterby The artist responds to our relationship within the natural world with a series of intimate installations exploring the cultural remnants we have created through our complex relationship with nature. Spread across the sublime landscape of Williamson Park this promises to be a night to remember! Jony Easterby is an artist, designer, maker, producer, director, performer, a passionate ...
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Puddles - More Information
By: idontloveyouanymore Commission Credits: Light Up Lancaster, Light Night Wigan, Illuminate Oldham Creative Team: Main artists: Davi Callanan & Anna West Associate Artist: Archie Grove Fabricators: Filament Creative Studio To check out more of idontloveyouanymore’s art you can follow them on instagram idontloveyouanymore_insta or go to their website https://idontloveyouanymore.co.uk.
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ARC - More Information
A Collaboration between Company Fox and Sound Intervention Originally Commissioned by National Trust for Winter at Sizergh Creative Team: Hannah Fox, Dan Fox Dan Fox is a multi-skilled artist, musician, inventor and maker. He learned his trade growing up on the road with Welfare State International and, for over 30 years, has worked internationally with theatre companies, bands, festivals, organisations and ...
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Dear Earthling... - More Information
About imitating the dog imitating the dog (ITD) is a pioneering digital performance company based in Lancaster, creating work with story at its heart. Established in 1998 and now led by Co-Artistic Directors Andrew Quick and Simon Wainwright, the company’s vision is to move people to question their relationship with our ever-changing world. Through theatre productions, public-space interventions and work ...
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Apples & Pears – Working Lives Below Stairs - More Information
By: Rachel Riggs Original sound design by Elsewhere/Rebecca Hidden within the festival is a secret garden where sculptures, made from old household items, come alive with stories of working lives gone by. An atmospheric soundscape brings the garden alive in the dark, with whispers, giggles, rhymes & magical nature sounds. Explore with torches, lighting up sculptural shadow play ...
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Twist and Shine: More Information
Twist & Shine Kaleider invites you to twist and shape our glowing light sculptures! Twist & Shine is a landscape of interactive light sculptures. They are made out of interconnected prisms that can be twisted into thousands of different shapes. Work together to change the landscape and add to the sculpture’s story, or watch others playing. Have fun! Access ...
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Pig Farm - More Information
By: Ladislav Sutnar: ARTshifters (Czech Republic) The installation was created by students of the Faculty of Art and Design named after Ladislav Sutnar of the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic, representing the Department of Design and Applied Arts.
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Demonz - More Information
By: INITI Interactive: ARTShifters (Czech Republic) INITI is a platform of visual artists, musicians and technicians who are involved in technically advanced public space projects. The collective focuses on interactive site-specific projects based on the symbiosis of visuals and sound. The essence of their audio-visual installations lies in the transformation of real space into an illusionary environment of virtual reality ...
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Preston City Mela Collaborative - More Info
Preston Mela is Lancashire’s celebration of South Asian arts, culture and community, bringing people together through live music, dance, food, workshops and family activities. Showcasing everything from traditional performances to contemporary cultural experiences, the festival creates opportunities for people of all backgrounds to come together, share stories and celebrate the rich diversity of the region. Through its vibrant programme ...
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Street Aquarium - More Information
Street Aquarium by Marge Bradshaw, commissioned by Light Up Lancaster and Put Big Light On, Bolton. Production Manager/Creative Tech: Simon Fletcher and James Sewell Soundscape (recorded at the aquarium): Lizzie King. Editor: Laura Spark With thanks to Pete Liptrot, Collections Access Officer (Aquarium) for all his support. Image: still from Street Aquarium cyanotype animation, made from 990 hand printed cyanotype ...
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Raving With Power - More Information
By: Ludus Ludus Dance is a Lancaster-based dance organisation that has been inspiring creativity through movement for more than 45 years. Alongside performances and participation projects, Ludus works extensively with schools, young people, community groups and artists across Lancashire and beyond, using dance to improve wellbeing, build confidence and bring people together. Their programme includes youth dance companies, artist development opportunities, ...
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British Sign Language Guided Tours of Light Up Lancaster
Sat 7 Nov, 5pm or 7pm Meet 5pm at Williamson Park or 7pm at The DukesLight Up Lancaster is delighted to welcome Martin Glover to the festival, who will be offering British Sign Language (BSL) guided tours to d/Deaf and hard-of-hearing visitors. He will highlight the meanings and the processes behind the creation of the artworks and installations. Specialist facilitator Martin, who is himself deaf and a BSL user, and also a light artist, ...
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Zero Knowledge - More Information
Zero Knowledge: Can We Share Without Revealing? As you watch fragments of language gather into poetry, consider this: can we create something together without revealing who we are? I’m Dr Zhipeng Wang, a Lecturer in cybersecurity at the University of Manchester. My research explores how we can benefit from artificial intelligence and shared information while protecting our privacy. ...
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