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#12 | Light and Blessing II | interactive Light installation

Margareta Hesse, Berlin, Germany

In the installation "Light Scenarios of the Apocalypse - Interactive Visions", visitors are invited to break through the laser-constructed safety barriers. In doing so, they become active and do not remain passive, which would be exactly the wrong thing to do in such turbulent times. In this way, the Christian understanding of the apocalypse also stands for a perspective of hope that mobilises forces. With its light installation, the Marktkirche is one of six locations for the "APOKALYPSE" exhibition, which the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland is showing in 2024.

Playing time: from dusk till 10 pm | Fridays and Saturdays until 11:00 pm

Location: in the Marktkirche

Light & Blessing Apocalypse | © Hesse

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Essen will shine brighter than ever as part of the IMAGINE PEACE Project — a European Union co-funded collaboration celebrating cultural diversity, peace, and sustainability across five European cities: Brixen Waterlight Festival, Essen Light Festival, Copenhagen Light Fest, Fjord Oslo and Visualia Festival Pula.

7 Artworks will be shown among the 5 European Light Festivals starting this September until April 2027.

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