16-19 November, 4.30-11pm, Durham
Lumiere 2023 – The UK’s Light Art Biennial
ICI London is pleased to support Italian artist Edoardo Tresoldi’s participation to Lumiere 2023 in Durham. Led by world-renowned artists Ai Weiwei and Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, the programme features over 40 installations. Lumiere 2023 will be the biggest yet in Durham, extending beyond the city to Bishop Auckland, as part of a regular biennial spotlight on the wider Durham County. Free for everyone to attend.
Edoardo Tresoldi’s project for the event is Sacral, an immersive and ethereal architectural sculpture which traces the outline of Durham Cathedral in the distance. Playing with the transparency of wire mesh and the relationship between light and space, Sacral appears as a ghostly rendition of an archetypal cathedral transept, viewed from the terrace of Durham University’s St Mary’s College. Edoardo Tresoldi creates a dialogue between past and present through his work and explores the memory of somewhere we have already been. The immersive installation invites visitors to imagine a surreal experience and to fully engage with the surrounding landscape. This is the first exhibition of Sacral in the UK.
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Born in Milan, Edoardo Tresoldi moved to Rome after art school, working in the fields of sculpture, stage design and the cinema, where he developed a multi-disciplinary approach to the arts. He recognises the contrasts of the contemporary landscape as his guiding light and identifies the cross-fertilization of ideas and influences as the founding principle of his work. Since 2013 he has produced installations in public spaces, archaeological sites, festivals and exhibitions around the world.
Lumiere is the UK’s light art biennial produced by leading arts producers, Artichoke and commissioned by Durham County Council with funding from Arts Council England. In 2023, Lumiere will return to Durham from 16-19 November. Since 2009, Lumiere has presented 270 bold installations enjoyed by over one million attendees across Durham, Lumiere London 2016 and 2018 and Lumiere in Derry~Londonderry.