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The UK’s light art biennial returns to Durham from 16 -19 November 2023

Led by world-renowned artists Ai Weiwei and Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, the programme features over 40 installations. Lumiere 2023 will be the biggest yet in Durham, extending beyond the city to Bishop Auckland, as part of a regular biennial spotlight on the wider Durham County. Free for everyone to attend.

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A person stands next to an intricate sculpture built with wire-mesh.

1. SACRAL

Edoardo Tresoldi (ITALY)

A rendering by the artist of 'Universal Loom'. Projected light patterns in orange, brown and green transform the Ogden Centre - a modern, angular Durham University building.

2. UNIVERSAL LOOM

Daniel Canogar (Spain)

Multi-coloured hands signing the letters of 'LIGHT' illuminate the dark garden of St Oswald's Church in Durham

3. SIGNED LIGHT

Martin Glover (UK)

Texts reads: I AM ECSTATIC RIGHT NOW. The words are overlapping and jumbled to represent the way that a person who is hard of hearing might interpret these words.

4. I AM ECSTATIC RIGHT NOW

Emma Griffiths (UK)

Green and yellow swirled patterns in the shape of a bird's nest

5. GHOST NEST

Angela Sandwith (UK)

A blue swirl of light with figures standing in the foreground

6. CONSTELLATIONS

Joanie Lemercier (France/Belgium)

7. SHADOWING

Chomko & Rosier (Canada/UK)

Durham Masonic Hall

8. COLOURFUL CHAOS

Emma Allen (UK)

Neon artwork above water. Text reads: Reflect

9. REFLECT

Anne Bean (UK)

A rendering of a cloud sculpture with a sun peeking behind

10. EMOTIONAL WEATHER

Aidan Moesby (UK)

Bright blue projections of light in an industrial space

11. PARALLELS

Architecture Social Club (UK)

Neon artwork. Text reads: Only You Can Write The Next Page

12. THE NEXT PAGE

Hannah Jane Walker, Residents at HMP Low Newton, Neon Workshops (UK)

13. Helvetictoc

Tobie Langel (Switzerland)

A giant wall formed of illuminated notebooks.

14. ON BLANK PAGES

Luzinterrutpus (SPAIN)

A person stands next to an intricate sculpture built with wire-mesh.

1. SACRAL

Edoardo Tresoldi (ITALY)

A rendering by the artist of 'Universal Loom'. Projected light patterns in orange, brown and green transform the Ogden Centre - a modern, angular Durham University building.

2. UNIVERSAL LOOM

Daniel Canogar (Spain)

Multi-coloured hands signing the letters of 'LIGHT' illuminate the dark garden of St Oswald's Church in Durham

3. SIGNED LIGHT

Martin Glover (UK)

Texts reads: I AM ECSTATIC RIGHT NOW. The words are overlapping and jumbled to represent the way that a person who is hard of hearing might interpret these words.

4. I AM ECSTATIC RIGHT NOW

Emma Griffiths (UK)

Green and yellow swirled patterns in the shape of a bird's nest

5. GHOST NEST

Angela Sandwith (UK)

A blue swirl of light with figures standing in the foreground

6. CONSTELLATIONS

Joanie Lemercier (France/Belgium)

7. SHADOWING

Chomko & Rosier (Canada/UK)

Durham Masonic Hall

8. COLOURFUL CHAOS

Emma Allen (UK)

Neon artwork above water. Text reads: Reflect

9. REFLECT

Anne Bean (UK)

A rendering of a cloud sculpture with a sun peeking behind

10. EMOTIONAL WEATHER

Aidan Moesby (UK)

Bright blue projections of light in an industrial space

11. PARALLELS

Architecture Social Club (UK)

Neon artwork. Text reads: Only You Can Write The Next Page

12. THE NEXT PAGE

Hannah Jane Walker, Residents at HMP Low Newton, Neon Workshops (UK)

13. Helvetictoc

Tobie Langel (Switzerland)

A giant wall formed of illuminated notebooks.

14. ON BLANK PAGES

Luzinterrutpus (SPAIN)

1 million

Total audience since 2009

363
Artworks since 2009

Over 12,000
Community participants since 2009

£37 million
Economic impact since 2009