Journalist at RFI (ex-DW, BBC...), writer, (first book on Bristol's music/art; e-book on African art), I also work on films, as a journalism lecturer, and a contributor to the New Arab, Art UK, etc.
Born in Paris, I was based in Prague, Miami, London, Nairobi (covering East Africa), Bangui, and Bristol, UK. I also travelled to Italy, Haiti, Tunisia, Liberia, Senegal, India, Mexico, Iraq... My passions: Africa, music, arts...
This blog is to share my work and cultural discoveries.
21/11/2017
Eden Project's Festival of Light
The talented and illuminated Chris Levine has been plotting this for a while.
I can wait to see it.
The spectacular iy_project returns to Eden Winter Festival in collaboration with Robert Del Naja & Dickinson, Nick Mulvey and Clayton Perry
Poste on Monday, November 20, 2017 - 17:15
Dates:
25th November – 30th December
iy_project, the immersive light and sound installation created by leading light artist Chris Levine and EdenLAB returns for another record-breaking year this Christmas to Cornwall’s Eden Project and the annual Festival of Light and Sound. The collaboration was top of the Guardian’s guide to UK Christmas spectaculars in 2016 and this year promises to be even more impressive, with Eden’s award-winning Biomes transformed inside and out by an immersive aurora borealis of light and sound.
Robert Del Naja (Massive Attack) and Euan Dickinson, have worked alongside Mercury Prize nominated singer song-writer Nick Mulvey and top spatial audio artists and designers Dave Clayton and Marco Perry (Bjork) to create an original and entrancing soundscape. Levine’s previous collaboration with Del Naja & Dickinson and Marco Perry was premiered at the prestigious Dark Mofo festival in Hobart, Tasmania, in June to widespread public and critical acclaim with 300,000 people attending over 12 days. iy_project also staged headliner sound and light installations at Glastonbury 2016 and Wilderness festival, 2017.
Mulvey is a critically acclaimed singer-songwriter whose debut album First Mind received a Mercury Prize nomination. He released his second studio album, Wake Up Now, in September and is currently touring in the USA, having completed a sell-out run in the UK.
The distinctive ‘sound fields’, designed by Perry, are choreographed to resonate with Levine’s laser projections, creating an immersive three-dimensional sound experience which changes and modulates as visitors progress though each of the eight zones. The soundscape is generated by 70 loud speakers arranged throughout the Mediterranean Biome, creating a multichannel 3D ambisonic object based audio installation.
Inspired by Sacred Geometry, a powerful nine-point laser system will be positioned around the Biome and programmed by Levine to create a dazzling display of colour and dimensional light forms, designed to harmonise with both the original soundscape and Eden’s nature-inspired architecture. Outdoors, Levine’s powerful laser system, triangulated around the perimeter of Eden, will generate a dramatic laser canopy to the Eden Project site, casting geometric patterns onto Eden’s landscape and into the night sky.
iy_project defies categorisation. It is an experiential art work which aims to remind us that we are a part of nature, not apart from it. This is progressive art that celebrates the wonder of life on Earth and our connection to it.
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Details on The Eden Project by the organisers:
A celebration of nature in light and music
Join us for an unforgettable display of light, music and colour as the Festival of Light and Sound returns. Step out onto the viewing platform and gaze in awe as dramatic lasers pierce through the darkness to create a canopy of light, illuminating Eden’s lush landscape.
'Stunning, like a man made Northern lights.'
'Can't recommend it enough.' 2016 visitor reviews
Make your way down to the Mediterranean Biome for a beautifully choreographed performance of music and light, as evocative soundscapes fill the air and plants are brought to life by a myriad of dancing light projections.
Step into the Rainforest Biome for a magical after-dark experience and the chance to catch a rare glimpse of the Rainforest by night from our 50-metre-high Lookout. You can also take part in craft workshops before the festivities kick off each evening.
The Festival can be enjoyed at any time between 5pm and 8pm on the following dates: 25–26 November; 1–3, 8–10, 15–23, 27–30 December.
All activities are included within an Eden Project ticket or Pass, and there is no need to book.
The artist and creative partners
Festival of Light and Sound features iy_project, a collaboration between the Eden Project, creative partners EdenLAB and renowned light artist Chris Levine. The installation has also been created in collaboration with Robert Del Naja (Massive Attack) and Euan Dickinson, alongside Mercury Prize nominated singer song-writer Nick Mulvey and top spatial audio artists and designers Dave Clayton and Marco Perry (Bjork) to create an original and entrancing soundscape.
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In the news:
Massive Attack frontman and Nick Mulvey create soundtrack for Eden Project's Festival of Light Christmas event
The Festival of Light is returning for a second year.
Nov. 21st, 2017
A spectacular new light and sound show at the Eden Project will be accompanied by an original soundtrack created by Massive Attack frontman and a Mercury Prize nominee, it has been revealed.
Iy_project, the immersive light and sound experience created by leading light artist Chris Levine and EdenLAB, is returning for another year in St Austell this Christmas.
Eden Project's Festival of Light and Sound was top of the Guardian’s guide to UK Christmas spectaculars in 2016 and this year promises to be even more impressive.
Robert Del Naja (Massive Attack) and Euan Dickinson, have worked alongside Mercury Prize nominated singer song-writer Nick Mulvey and top spatial audio artists and designers Dave Clayton and Marco Perry (Bjork) to create an original soundscape.
Levine’s previous collaboration was premiered at the prestigious Dark Mofo festival in Tasmania earlier this year to critical acclaim with 300,000 people attending over 12 days.
Iy_project also staged headliner sound and light installations at Glastonbury 2016 and Wilderness festival, 2017.
Mulvey is a critically acclaimed singer-songwriter whose debut album First Mind received a Mercury Prize nomination. He released his second studio album, Wake Up Now, in September and is currently touring in the USA, having completed a sell-out run in the UK.
Eden Festival of Light and Sound
The distinctive ‘sound fields’, designed by Perry, are choreographed to resonate with Levine’s laser projections, creating an immersive three-dimensional sound experience which changes and modulates as visitors progress though each of the eight zones.
The soundscape is generated by 70 loud speakers arranged throughout the Mediterranean biome, creating a multichannel 3D ambisonic object based audio installation.
Inspired by Sacred Geometry, a powerful nine-point laser system will be positioned around the biome and programmed by Levine to create a dazzling display of colour and dimensional light forms, designed to harmonise with both the original soundscape and Eden’s nature-inspired architecture.
Outdoors, Levine’s powerful laser system, triangulated around the perimeter of Eden, will generate a dramatic laser canopy to the Eden Project site, casting geometric patterns onto Eden’s landscape and into the night sky.
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