Dazzling light installations created by students and graduates of the 抖阴短视频 will be showcased this week when the third annual Illuminate festival opens at the Royal William Yard and other venues across the city.
Students from media arts and digital design have contributed a number of artistic and creative pieces to the festival, which signifies the launch of the year-long programme of events to commemorate Mayflower 400, both here and in the United States. There will also be work exhibited from graduate Eliza Newman, and the event itself is co-organised by Professor Chris Bennewith, Head of the School of Art, Design and Architecture.
鈥淚lluminate is one of the signature events of Mayflower 400 and now a key date in Plymouth鈥檚 calendar.鈥
said Prof Bennewith, who previously helped create Wellington鈥檚 famous LUX Light Festival.
鈥淭he city has really embraced it and it鈥檚 proven to be a perfect avenue through which young talent, including students from the University and Plymouth College of Art, can showcase their work.鈥Illuminate will once again be centred upon the Royal William Yard, with projection mapping, interactive pieces and playful light art installations, as well as a host of food and drink attractions. For the first time, however, the festival has grown beyond its traditional venue, with additional installations at the Barbican and Mount Edgcumbe Country Park.
Spanish artist Xavi Bov茅 will headline the 2019 festival with his piece 鈥楾ree of Memory鈥, a projection mapping installation that will transform the front of Mills Bakery. French creative Thomas Voillaume is also one of the major contributors, following up his eight-metre video mapped sculpture 鈥楬uman鈥 from 2018 with another humanoid installation, 鈥楧IVA鈥.
Adrian Vinken OBE, Chair of Mayflower 400 and Destination Plymouth, and an Honorary Doctor of Arts at the University, said:
鈥淕rowing on the back of previous years鈥 festivals, Illuminate has become a real highlight in Plymouth鈥檚 annual events calendar. It鈥檚 such a special event and we鈥檙e thrilled that this year it will act as the opening moment of the Mayflower 400 commemorations, not just in Plymouth but across the whole country.鈥Illuminate 鈥 led by a partnership of the University, the Real Ideas Organisation, Plymouth College of Art, and Urban Splash 鈥 runs from Thursday 28 November until Sunday 1 December. It is free to enter, and for more information about the programme, artists and opportunities to get involved, visit
