The Anooki are two playful characters, a boy and a girl who are inseparable. Together, they overcome challenges and celebrate the universal values of friendship, kindness, cooperation and living together. Since their ice floe disappeared, they have travelled the world, transforming public spaces…
Colour Rush stands as a bold and vibrant light beacon that showcases intricate colour relationships, juxtapositions, and patterns. This new artwork aims to draw visitors in for closer inspection and interaction by radiating colourful patterns and vibrant hues in its vicinity. This spatial drawing…
Coloured Peonies is a striking, monumental light installation created by French artistic studio TILT. Standing six metres high, these giant botanical light sculptures present a graceful, natural elegance during the day with their delicate, finely cut white petals. As night falls, the artwork comes…
Dream Herd is a playful and interactive installation, offering a tongue-in-cheek interpretation of counting sheep. Each sheep’s leg is designed to be interactive, illuminating new lights and triggering unique sounds, inviting participants to engage with this whimsical dreamscape. As visitors…
Spectaculaires proposes Flower Power, a poetic and luminous installation inspired by its signature “Facéties”: playful artworks that transform public space through light and interaction. On Exchange Flags Square, seven large faceted flowers scatter thousands of colourful, shimmering reflections…
The Invisible Cities is an artwork that celebrates and brings light to the multi-faceted and socially layered fabric of our cities. The way that we each interpret the communities, cities and greater environments that we inhabit is vastly contrasting from person to person. The local, born and raised…
LOOP is an interactive installation composed of six giant zoetropes that bring short flipbook-style films to life through movement, light and sound. Created in collaboration with London-based British Sri Lankan artist Murugiah, each animated sequence draws visitors into his colourful, surreal visual…
Paradigm explores the idea of togetherness by challenging perception, responsibility, and the quiet urgency of change in relation to the larger problems facing humanity and the planet. This work creates a space to come together to observe, connect, and re-evaluate; inviting us to imagine a different…
POP! by Gentilhomme is an interactive installation made up of five monoliths hiding playful inflatable puppets : POPO, POPUP, POPLU, POPETTE and POPOTIN. To wake them up and release them, participants must talk to them, clap or even sing, to persuade them to come alive. As the characters emerge…
The Stars Come Out at Night is a striking light installation that captures the beauty and wonder of the night sky, bringing a glimmer of starlight down to earth. The large sculptural piece slowly rotates to reveal intricate star patterns across the surrounding landscape. As it turns, it creates a…
“Today I Love You.” A simple yet magical sentence, as if from a dream you don’t want to end. But it also raises questions: you might love me today, but what about tomorrow? Uberti has written the sentence in light. The words have thus become matter. This way you can enjoy the uplifting words again…
Murugiah and Sam Wiehl’s response to this year’s River of Light theme, Together, invites audiences into a vibrant world shaped by identity, imagination and collective experience.
Unity pays tribute to the essential role of community in our existence. Rising proudly at 7 metres, this artwork features five human figures joyfully intertwined, their bodies merging into a singular sculptural entity. Stepping inside, you're embraced by an array of colours, shapes, and expressions…
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