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DISCOVER YORK IN A NEW LIGHT

WWW.ILLUMINATINGYORK.ORG

201027 - 30 OCTOBER

ILLUMINATING YORK


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ILLUMINATING

YORK

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IlluminatingYorkisnowinitssixthyear;usingmod

ernlightingandprojection

technologiestoc

elebratethecitysuniquearch

itectureandhistory.

Takingplaceeac

hOctober,theFestivaldrawsthousandsofpeopletothecity

andhascreated

speciallycommissioneddigitalartworksformanyofthecitys

historicbuildings,

includingYorkMinster,theYorkshireMuseum&

theBarWalls,a

s

wellaschurchesacrossthecitycentre.

In2010,theFestivalreturnstoYorkMinsterwithRose:aspectacularwork

featuringmusic,p

oetryandimagerywhichwilllightuptheSouthTranseptof

Yorksmosticonic

landmark;aswellasseveralsm

allerinstallations,designedto

allowvisitorstoge

tcloseto,andinteractwithdigitalart.

Withtheaddedo

pportunitytovisitotherfamoussitesinthecityatnight,

IlluminatingYorko

ffersvisitorsofallagesthecha

ncetoseeYorkinadifferent

light.TheFestivalrunsfromWednesday27Octob

ertoSaturday30October,from

19.00to22.00eac

hnight.

IlluminatingYorkispro

udtopresent

Rose,aSonetLumirepiece

createdbyhighlyacclaimedBritish

projectionartistRossA

shton,andthe

soundartistKarenMo

nid.

Theduoreturnforthis

yearsFestival

followingtheirinstallationAccendo,

thecentrepieceofth

e2008festival,

whichlitthefacadeo

ftheYorkshire

MuseumandtheAbb

eyRuinsin

YorksMuseumGarde

ns.

Rose,a40metrehigh

artwork,will

transformt

heMinstersrosewindow

andsurroundingarch

itectureinto

abreathtakingvision

ofcolour

celebratingtheYorkshirerose.The

piecewillusehighpo

werslide

projectorstocreateg

iganticmagic

lanterneffectscoveringtheSouth

Transept.

Usingthecenturiesoldrose

windowandtheSout

hTransept

oftheMinsterasaca

nvas,this

yearsmaincommissionwill

exploreaspectsofthesymbolism

oftheroseanditsme

aningasan

emblemo

fperfection,purityand

love.Thevisualimag

erywillbe

complementedbypoetryand

Minsterchoralmusicforacomplete

audio-visualexperience.

www.rossashton.com

ByRossAshto

nandKarenMonid

ROSE

ImageCredits:

Accendo:IlluminatingYork

2008

TakenbyKippaMatthews


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T01904 [email protected]

Facebook Group: Illuminating Yorktwitter.com/illuminateyork

www.flickr.com/official_illuminating_york

Illuminating York Logo Design: www.wasp design.co.ukBrochure Design courtesy of Science City York

Image Credits can be found on the website

Or in a large print version

This information can be provided in your own language

This publication cost 0.006 per York Resident

Many thanks to all of our partners, sponsors and supporters.Rose, and additional installations take place with kind permission of the Dean and Chapter of York

Festival Sponsors:

Photography Competition:

Each year hundreds of people use Illuminating York as an opportunity to practisenight photography, and this year were giving you the opportunity to show off

your skills.If youd like people to see your images of any of the installations at this yearsfestival, you can upload them to the festivals flickr group and enter ourphotography competition. The winning image will be selected by Ross Ashton& Karen Monid, the artists behind Rose, and the winner will receive 100 ofphotography vouchers.

Full terms can be found on the flickr competition group:www.flickr.com/official_illuminating_york

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