festivals of light
CLOUD by Caitland r.c. Brown and Wayne Garrett
and Drama, who provided guidance for this
a series of writing workshops with poet
walkway Light Tunnel, located in Crown
permanent Lumiere installations Heron,
project, also presented the immersive
Court Gardens, which proved to be another
Hannah Jane Walker, it will join the existing
Lightbenches and Helvetictoc, also
crowd-pleaser.
supported by the Banks Community Fund.
talented local people the opportunity to
Artichoke, said:“When Artichoke created our
Once again, the programme offered four create a completely new piece of light art and play a central part in the festival’s tenth
anniversary. Lucy McDonnell’s End Over
End, a super-sized neon slinky, brightened
up the Milburngate site, whilst Penelope
Payne’s projection Blue Skies, tucked under
Milburngate Bridge, also brought a touch of
sunshine to the festival despite the weather. Keen-eyed visitors will have spotted Mike
Donaghy’s playful alteration of two sets of traffic lights for his artwork A Different
View. By contrast Washed Up, an assemblage
work made from bright plastic objects found
on the beaches of the North East, delivered a serious message, with artist Diane Watson encouraging people to look closer and
consider the impact of their plastic use.
The Next Page, a striking neon artwork
displayed on the back of Clayport Library will become a permanent fixture in the city thanks to support from the Banks
Community Fund. Created as part of a project with women at HMP Low Newton, following
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Helen Marriage, Artistic Director of
first Lumiere festival in Durham in 2009, we never expected that we’d be celebrating its tenth anniversary. Over the years, we’ve
brought artists from all over the world to
transform Durham’s cityscape, including major international figures like Fujiko
Nakaya, Tracy Emin, Pablo Valbuena and
Rafael Lozano Hemmer, presenting them
alongside established and emerging artists all working with light. Thousands of local people have been involved in Lumiere projects during this decade and our
community involvement is set to grow further.”
Terry Collins, Chief Executive of Durham
County Council, said: “This year, the tenth anniversary of Lumiere, has once again provided us with an unforgettable
programme of installations that have lit up Durham in a truly magical way, attracting international acclaim and receiving
overwhelmingly positive feedback.” www.lumiere-festival.com
Echelle by Ron Haselden