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London in 2016 and 2018. The festival has become an important part of Durham’s
identity, so much so that it has become known as the ‘Place of Light’.

New to Lumiere
The 10th anniversary of Lumiere will transform Durham into a magical winter nightscape
with extraordinary new artworks and commissions, including interactive installations
where audiences manipulate or become part of the art. Stones by artist collective
Tigrelab Art (Spain) is a shape-shifting video-mapped projection onto the facade of
Durham Cathedral, that visitors can change using stone tablets. Inspired by the coloured
tiles that characterise so many Portuguese cities, Human Tiles by Ocubo (Portugal) will
transform the exterior of Gala Theatre & Cinema into a kaleidoscope of projected
patterns created in response to the movements of visitors bodies in real-time. Tug at the
rope that propels Amelia Kosminsky’s floating sculpture Celestial Brainstorm (UK) and
sparkling neurons will be released into the night sky; make music by rotating Stellar
Projects’ The Stars Come out at Night (UK); and fly up and down in a playground of
illuminated see-saws by Wave-Field Variation H by CS Design, L4 Studio (Canada).

Geometrical Traces by Javier Riera (Spain) will illuminate the city’s riverside tree
canopies in a mesmerising new work that draws upon mathematical patterns found in
nature. Deepa Mann-Kler (UK) brings her glowing balloon dog sculptures Neon Dogs
previously seen at Lumiere London, as well as a new work similarly inspired by pop
culture.

Shoefiti draws upon the urban phenomenon of shoe tossing, with over 150 illuminated
shoes strung along Durham’s streets in a playful nod to this mischievous practice.
Squidsoup (UK)’s extraordinary immersive work Wave –
featuring 500 orbs of light and 500 voices – comes to the festival direct from its first
exhibition at Burning Man in the Nevada desert earlier this year.

The four inventive artworks from the winners of the BRILLIANT competition will also be
revealed. Penelope Payne (UK) brings a slice of summer to wintry Durham with Blue
Skies, her projection onto the underside of Milburngate Bridge. End over End will remind
everyone of childhood with 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.
New community-led works
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 fascinating 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