Illuminating York
Digital arts and lighting festival Illuminating York got under way last night with an architectural mapping projection over the Castle Museum.
Source: Photo by Kippa Matthews
United VJs has designed the Castle Museum commission Envisions which has been developed to the brief ‘echoes of the past.’
Source: Photo by Kippa Matthews
An ambitious montage was displayed using the most powerful projectors the festival has seen to date, based on the building’s use as a women’s prison in the 18th century, but also taking in other colourful episodes of the city’s past, including a timely tribute to infamous Yorkshireman Guy Fawkes.
Source: Photo by Kippa Matthews
Expect a kaleidoscopic, retina-burning wall of colour, picking out building features through architectural mapping. Running for the next two nights from 6.30-10.00pm, it’s an audiovisual display mixed live.
Source: Photo by Kippa Matthews
Over in Dean’s Park sound artist Karen Monid has created Contours, a sound installation, running to the same schedule – a spoken word and musical piece composed of seven different languages including Old Norse, Icelandic and Swedish.
The sonically perceptive among you may be able to pick out a sheep bone flute and Jorvik panpipes from the eighth century.
Illuminating York 2011 runs from 26 – 29 October from 6.30-10.00pm
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