In pictures: Durham lights up for third Lumiere festival
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About 200,000 people are expected to visit Durham city centre to see the return of Lumiere Festival, Durham County Council says. One of the main attractions sees Durham Cathedral turned into a canvas for a projected light show about the Lindisfarne Gospels.
The event turns buildings and bridges in Durham into illuminated works of art. The festival's third appearance in the North East sees Elephantastic by Top'La, a projection of an elephant staged on top of Elvet Bridge.
A total of 27 pieces created by artists from all over the world are on show in and around Durham city centre between 14 - 17 November.
The festival in 2009 attracted about 75,000, with its return in 2011 attracting 150,000 people, causing some crowd congestion.
Organisers have introduced a free ticket system to allow people into the central area of the festival between 16:30 and 19:30 GMT, after which it is open to all each evening. Installations outside the area include Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's Solar Equation, which is 100 million times smaller than the sun.
A spokesman for festival organiser, the Artichoke project, said: "Lumiere will weave a nocturnal art trail through the city, engaging with its architecture."
The festival in 2011, which cost £1.5m, brought £4.3m to the local economy, according to Durham County Council.
- Published2 October 2013