'Life' by Luxmuralis at Lincoln Cathedral

On Friday night, we went to Lincoln Cathedral to experience a sound and light show - 'Life' by Luxmuralis.  This group have created experiences all around the country, in Cathedrals and other large buildings.  You can read about them here.  As we slowly made our way around the Cathedral, there were films on a loop so you could stay and watch them for as long as you wanted. There were various themes in different parts of the building. (Unfortunately, my camera does not like low light conditions, so the photos are not the best, but they do give some idea of the spectacle.) The first film showed images of how we are damaging the planet. 

The second showed many different cultures through their art and textiles.

This section was my favourite with the William Morris patterns projecting onto all the arches. 

People became part of the show as the projection went onto them.

It was beautiful.

In the nave, projecting onto the back wall was the story of life, starting with a day, thunderstorms and moving up through sea life and then to insects and up through the animal kingdom, focusing on endangered animals and finally the sun setting.

The moths and butterflies looked like they were flapping their wings.

 

Finally, the last section showed time, with clocks and watches and then showing the earth slowly revolving.  How much time does the planet and all that is on it have left?  

It was a fabulous experience but was also thought provoking - how much damage humans have done.  However, there was also the celebration of what humans have achieved in art and culture, so there were positives too.

This has been the most popular event held at the Cathedral and was sold out.  There is a report about it here with a video clip that will give you more of an idea of what it was like. There are also more photos here which are just a little better than mine! I felt like I was in a giant kaleidoscope and am so pleased I was able to be there.  If a show like this is coming to a building near you, do go and see it.

In case you are interested, a blogger called Vix went to see a show near her and posted about it including a couple of video clips too.  It is about half way down the blog post. You can see it here. (I would have loved to have seen this one too).