Don’t forget: the Bristol Light Festival begins today
Posted on: 27 Feb 2020Finally! The Bristol Light Festival kicks off today in Bristol, starting at 17:00.
Over the weekend, the very first Bristol Light Festival will welcome a vibrant trail of light installations across central Bristol, to brighten the city’s gloomy winter days.
The festival will see both renowned international artists and local talent showcase their work.
Some installations have been specially commissioned for the festival, while others will visit Bristol for the first time.
From well-trodden paths to unexpected locations, light installations will pop up in nine locations across the city. Areas include College Green, Queen Square and Castle Bridge.
The work will be displayed every day until Sunday 1 March, between 17:00 and 23:00.
Recently, the full Bristol Light Festival lineup was announced.
Featuring an eclectic mix of immersive and interactive light installations, you can find out more about the full lineup here.
In Millennium Square, see Frame Perspective; an immersive, large-scale work of repeating frames and LED lights.
Created by French visual artist Olivier Ratsi, the sound and light piece will consist of a 30-metre-long luminous installation of repeating frames and LEDs.
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Former UWE student Tine Bech is also involved in this year’s festival and has brought her playful light installation, Pink Enchantment, to Bristol for the first time.
An interactive work, Pink Enchantment will immerse those walking across Castle Bridge in an ethereal pink fog.
Elsewhere, on Queen Square, a collection of eight giant, illuminated see saws will create a light playground for children and adults alike.
As the seesaws are played with, they burst into sound and light, becoming more animated as people join in. The installation originates from Canada.
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During the festival, maps of the various routes will be available online and from festival volunteers.
There will also be guided walking tours availible, priced at £2 per person. Guided tours will last approximately 1 hour 30 minutes and can be booked via the event website.
As well as volunteers along the routes, a bespoke lit information point will be built in Queen Square for visitors to drop-in with their enquiries.
The first in a three-year series, the Bristol Light Festival is organised by Bristol City Centre Business Improvement District (BID), in partnership with the Arts and Events team at Bristol City Council and the Digital Cultures Research Centre at the University of the West of England.
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