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Haselden (UK/France), will appear in its original location on Saddler Street,

whilst Bottle Festoon will pop up across the city. Over 900 children and

adults haven taken part in drop-in workshops to create these dazzling
chandeliers made from recycled bottles.

The giant glittering snow globe I Love Durham by Jacques Rival (France)

joins the atmospheric sculpture Cloud, formed from 6,000 incandescent

light bulbs by Caitland r.c. Brown & Wayne Garrett (Canada). Fire
alchemists Compagnie Carabosse (France) return to illuminate Durham

Cathedral and its surrounding grounds with Spirit, whilst Newcastle based

creative studio NOVAK (UK) will once again transform Durham Castle into

a fairytale village with Fool’s Paradise. The River Wear will welcome back
Fogscape #03238, the mysterious nocturnal fog sculpture by Fujiko Nakaya

(Japan) and Simon Corder (UK), whilst the majestic Mysticète by Top’là

Design/Catherine Garret (France) will resurface upstream near Pennyferry

Bridge.

Lumiere will also feature the return of two of the festival’s outstanding site-
specific works – Cosmic Architecture by Nina Dunn & John Del’ Nero (UK)

projected onto Durham University’s Ogden Centre for Fundamental Physics

and For the Birds, a collection of installations drawing visitors through the

urban wilderness of Durham University’s Botanic Garden.

Five winning artworks from past editions of the BRILLIANT competition,
launched in 2011 to support talent in the North East, are also included in

the programme: Fusion by Mick Stephenson (UK); Sanctuary by Sarah

Blood (UK); Big Knitting by Victoria MacLeod (UK); The Stars Beneath Our

Feet by Louise Mackenzie (UK) and Harmonic Portal by Chris Plant (UK).

Installations on display for the duration of the festival join three permanent
artworks which have already become part of the fabric of the city.

Helvetictoc by Tobie Langel (Switzerland) has been telling the time in