London Lumiere Festival 2016

On Saturday 16th January I travelled up to London to see some spectacular art at the four day event - Lumiere London. It was a free light festival in 30 locations across some of the capital's most iconic areas including Mayfair, King's Cross, Piccadilly, Trafalgar Square and Westminster. I visited King's Cross, Trafalgar, Westminster Abbey, Piccadilly and St James's.

The first one I saw was in King's Cross. It is called IFO (Identified Flying Object) by Jacques Rival. It changed colours and was so vibrant it made really great photos. You can also go and stand inside the cage-like structure and there was a swing in the middle.

Next, we went to Trafalgar Square where a ring of lights and plastic was in a circle around the fountain. This piece was called Plastic Islands by Luzinterruptus. It was inspired by the ‘Eighth Continent’: the ‘Garbage Patch’ of marine litter that accumulates in the North Pacific Ocean. It represents the alarming rate that rubbish is swallowed by large areas of the Pacific Ocean and the lack of action to tackle this problem.




This photo wasn't taken by me

We then spent ages trying to look for Westminster Abbey. You'd think we would have been able to spot such a large building! We eventually got there and turned a corner to see a massive crowd staring up at this spectacular light display. This amazing show of colours was called The Light of The Spirit by Patrice Warrener.

 

 

We also went to St James's where we spotted these beautiful structures floating in mid air. These were called Les Voyageurs (The Travellers) by Cédric Le Borgne and we saw 8 of them but there may have been more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last but not least, we went to see the light show at Piccadilly. We turned a corner and saw these spectacular, lit up structures floating in the air. This piece was called Luminéoles by Porté par le vent.

 

I had such a great time in London, I really love going up there even though it is sometimes a hassle on the tube haha! I do hope they do this again next year and that it's even better! You don't have to pay for tickets or anything although I did see on the internet they had to close the four day festival early due to the crowds but I'm just praying this doesn't stop them from considering it next year because I would truly recommend going.

 

Here are some other photos I took in London.

 

 

I hope you enjoyed reading and sharing this memory and experience with me

 

All my love

Anna xx