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Candles in a Plastic Garden and Easy Exits in Lyon
Hello, I'm a tourist · 7 pvFête des Lumières in Lyon is the grand old lady of the light art festivals. It has a pedigree ever since the 17th century and is still one of the...
Light Art about Lausanne
Hello, I'm a tourist · 20 pvAt Lausanne Lumières, it's all about the city.For a couple of years, Lausanne Lumières festival has included mainly façade projections in its programme, which practically makes it more of a...
From dusk till almost dark in Amsterdam Light...
Hello, I'm a tourist · 17.03.2022Is darkness really needed?The tenth edition of Amsterdam Light Festival was defined by Covid restrictions, to the brink of madness. At least during...
Light Art by Yards in Lumiere Durham
Hello, I'm a tourist · 12.03.2022Durham is a city straight out of a nostalgic TV series. Tiny brick houses gather around the towering cathedral, out of proportions for a village this...
LUX: New Wave of Contemporary Art
Hello, I'm a tourist · 15.02.2022There's not a lot of LUX in the exhibition, but a new wave of transitions, mirrors and technical details.LUX: New Wave of Contemporary Art at 180...
Locals on the spot (light)
Hello, I'm a tourist · 12.01.2022Ghent Light Festival 2021 showed a glimpse of the life of the Ghentians. And a spaceship.Don't call the fire brigade, it's just art.The big fire that never happened by Michael...
Rhymes with WOW
Hello, I'm a tourist · 29.11.2021GLOW Eindhoven is one of the biggest light art festivals in Europe, reaching its 15th edition this year. There was something old, something new, a lot of recycled and something cold flickering blue.Lights! Colour!...
Drop the Light Art!
Hello, I'm a tourist · 11.11.2021Projio in Tampere is an interesting media art festival, that would do just fine without the light art appendixI loved the compactness of the Projio festival. Just one building and six artists! Well, the VJ competition...
Aaltoja! Light and Sound in Kotka: A Good Sta...
Hello, I'm a tourist · 19.10.2021Kotka has joined the cities with a very own light and sound festival, Aaltoja! (Waves! In English) 13.–16.10.2021. There was some sound all right,...
Helsinki Public Art, the Nonconventional Edition
Hello, I'm a tourist · 17.07.2020Helsinki has its share of huge metal lumps, in boring shapes of important middle age white men from the days past. Luckily, there is another kind of...
Trajectum Lumen: Orienteering by Light Art
Hello, I'm a tourist · 26.02.2020Trajectum is the ancient Roman name of Utrecht, and Lumen is the unit of luminous flux. And a metabolism hacking device. And a Russian rock band. So...
Amsterdam Light Festival: White Crispy Lines ...
Hello, I'm a tourist · 20.01.2020As mentioned previously, there are more than 70 recurring light art festivals in Europe. Seen through my own and social media’s eyes, they are...
Light Art Festivals in Europe (and close)
Hello, I'm a tourist · 02.10.2019I have the busiest weeks of my whole year going on, so of course I spend my time composing a map just for the fun of it. And because I absolutely...
Blinded by the Light Art of Venice
Hello, I'm a tourist · 20.09.2019Too much art is certainly a first world problem, but it does get real when you're in Venice during the Biennale. In order to survive the emotionally...
Blinded by the Light Art of Venice: Other Nat...
Hello, I'm a tourist · 20.09.2019These days, a lot of interesting Venice Biennale stuff is to be found outside the official exhibition. Here are some interesting examples, light...
Blinded by the Light Art of Venice: Other Exh...
Hello, I'm a tourist · 20.09.2019Besides the official Venice Biennale pavilions, there are loads of other high and low rank exhibitions to see as well. It's nice to see the old and...
Flying Bricks and Twisting Towers: Projection...
Hello, I'm a tourist · 05.07.2019You know projection mapping, the technique where video is projected on a (usually 3D, large) surface, often a facade of a building? Then the...
Still Loving You – My Own Private Winners of ...
Hello, I'm a tourist · 11.06.2019Prague Quadrennial, known in the professional circles as PQ, is a kind of world exposition on scenography, including lighting design, sound design,...
The Nice Galleries in Stockholm: Söder with a Map
Hello, I'm a tourist · 08.07.2018So, you've arrived in Stockholm from Helsinki via a cruise boat, I presume, and want to see some art during your six hour stay? Good choice! Even if...
Galleries in Helsinki: Kallio with a map
Hello, I'm a tourist · 22.05.2018There are a lot of small and/or artist and/or curator run and/or avant garde galleries in Helsinki's Kallio area, nicely situated quite close to each...
Light Art in Unna, Bonus Art Nearby
Hello, I'm a tourist · 10.05.2018Unna, Germany, July 6th 2016, and several other cities and datesFor a light art enthusiast, a visit to Centre for International Light Art in Unna is...
Spots for Staring in London
Hello, I'm a tourist · 04.05.2018London, UK, April 29th to May 2nd 2018 and several previous datesAfter Mexico, I firmly decided to stop traveling for a while, since my finances had a near death experience. Then a friend...
Blue, Bluer, Superblue, Hammerfest
Hello, I'm a tourist · 06.04.2018Hammerfest, Norway, January 2015A flashback from a trip done previouslyHammerfest is a small town in the North of Norway, until recently the most...
Traditions and Obsessions on the HEL-STO Crui...
Hello, I'm a tourist · 30.03.2018Baltic Sea Between Helsinki and Stockholm, March 11th to 13th 2018 (and various other dates)The Stockholm cruise is somewhat an institution among the...
Hidden Art and the Ultimate Passing as a Loca...
Hello, I'm a tourist · 30.03.2018New York City, USA, February 23rd–27th 2018I have a friend in New York. Well, not afriend, but the friend. Having that kind of friend is crucial to...
Combi takes me to the Daffodil City
Hello, I'm a tourist · 28.03.2018Izamal, Mexico, February 17th to 22nd 2018Google had told me that Izamal is called The Yellow City and I added it to my itinerary immediately. As...
Movie Set Town of Wild Wind and Nasty Dogs & ...
Hello, I'm a tourist · 27.03.2018Progreso, Mexico, February 13th to 17th 2018Progreso is a small harbour town, with 6 km pier to beat the shallow shore. The pier was built in the...
Dzibilchaltun – Just Like in Finland
Hello, I'm a tourist · 26.03.2018Dzibilchaltun, Mexico, February 13th 2018I felt guilty for still haven't visited any Mayan historical sites in Yucatan, and at the same time...
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