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this clever homage to the iconic slinky by Lucy McDonnell (UK); Washed

Up, is a series of glowing collages assembled from plastic reclaimed by

Diane Watson (UK) from the beaches of the North East. A Different View
by Mike Donaghy, provides a playful twist on the humble traffic light.

Artichoke have invited a range of community groups and individuals from

across County Durham to take part in the creation of artworks for this

year’s festival. Women residents at HMP Low Newton in Brasside have
worked with poet Hannah Jane Walker (UK) to create The Next Page, a

message for the future in neon displayed at Clayport Library. Meanwhile

piano players of all ages will have the chance to see their music-making

transformed into shape-shifting patterns on the facade of Rushford Court

for Keys of Light by Mr.Beam (Netherlands).

Students from Durham Sixth Form Centre have collaborated with Ocubo

(Portugal) & Storybox (New Zealand) on Are Atoms Alive? a short film

displayed across nine shipping containers, whilst East Durham College

students will reimagine the brutalist building Dunelm House with the new
artwork Lift Off, a legacy piece from the Apollo 50 project in Peterlee earlier

this year. Dan Shorten from Guildhall School of Music & Drama, who

provided guidance for this project, is also bringing a Guildhall Live Events

artwork – the immersive walkway Light Tunnel – to the festival.

Finally, young people from Parkside Academy in Willington and Tübingen
in Germany have collaborated with schoolchildren worldwide to create the

branches and flowers of Mick Stephenson (UK)’s Friendship Tree using

recycled materials. The tree celebrates the spirit of collaboration and marks

the 50th anniversary of Durham’s twinning with Tübingen.

Lumiere 2019 will see the return of many past favourites from throughout
the festival’s history. Two artworks from the very first edition of the festival

will be making a comeback – Echelle, the pink neon ladder by Ron