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Nordic Lights – a new, free, outdoor light experience at the Harbourfront

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Copenhagen Light Festival February 2021. Installation description from https://copenhagenlightfestival.org/lightworks-2021/: PRESSURE WHO: Hans E Madsen & Frederik Dahl Hougs WHERE: Havnepromenaden, by Christian IV’s bro, 1058 København K WHEN: 5 – 10.30 pm ABOUT THE LIGHT WORK Pressure, is a lighting event in collaboration with Copenhagen Light Festival 2021. Starting on 12 February and ending on 27 February. The piece is built in the ´Knasten ‘construction on the quay, next to Havnegade 14. A location where everyone who comes across Knippelsbro and passes Christians Brygge will experience the piece. The piece consists of a 300 meter long RGB-LED hose which is shaped like a doodle and is wrapped in the construction. Flashes of impulses whip around in the LED doodle, run towards each other and into each other – change color and give the expression of a digital stressed doodle. The storytelling in the piece is to provide a construction that gives the feeling of chaos – communication – uncontrollability – stress – programming – train of thought – brain scanning – viruses – nerve pathways etc. ABOUT THE ARTIST Visual artist Hans E Madsen, is the man behind the piece and executes it in collaboration with lighting technician and lighting designer Frederik D. Hougs / Theaterpixel, who designs the programs for the piece.
Need to get out of the house? Maybe you need a little bit of inspiration lately or just a light distraction from the everyday? Then this is for you.

Nordic Lights opening at the Harbourfront Centre Campus Jan 27th til Feb 13th is a walkthrough of 6 large-scale light installations featuring artists from Canada, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark.

Co-produced by Fjord Studio (Oslo), the team behind the groundbreaking Norwegian light festival FJORD OSLO, the artworks are part of a global discussion around sustainability. From climate change to Covid-19, the manifestations of humanity’s influence are becoming impossible to ignore. But what is the nature of that impact? What will our shared future be? Do we have the power to ensure it is positive? NORDIC LIGHTS is designed to ask the viewers to contemplate these tough questions while experiencing joy!

ALEKSANDRA STRATIMIROVIC, GREAT MINDS DRAMATEN, NOBEL WEEK LIGHTS 2021
ALEXANDER LERVIK, SENSE LIGHT SWINGS KARL XII TORG, NOBEL WEEK LIGHTS 2021

Illuminated from 5 pm to 10 pm each day, the installations will be positioned at different locations around the Harbourfront Centre Campus, turning the 53,000-square-foot space on the waterfront into an open-air gallery – a naturally Covid-safe collective art experience.

Nordic Lights is the official kick-off to Nordic Bridges, a year-long initiative led by Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre fostering cultural exchange between the Nordic Region and Canada. Nordic Bridges will present an assortment of multidisciplinary contemporary art, culture, and ideas throughout 2022.

So, if you’re looking to get out, see some sparkle and enjoy a crips walk, be sure to check out Harbourfront Centre Campus for their outdoor experience, Nordic Lights.

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