Lux Helsinki

The annual light art festival Lux Helsinki took part already earlier this month and this year the artworks were located in three districts (+ few extras at some other locations).

First area for art works was the city centre:

1. Logo light

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2. Maxim Velčovský (CZE) – The Physical Possibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living

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3. These artworks were made from wrecked cars from Ukraine

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4. With some additional lights (and smoke generators)

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5. Thought-provoking art

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The rest of the artworks were not quite as shocking...

6. Collectif Coin (FRA) – Abstract

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7. Pitaya (FRA) – Whale Ghost

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8. The park around Töölö bay had got colourful lighting

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9. Pitaya (FRA) – L’Envol

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10. These "migratory birds" were in several trees in Hesperia park

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11. More in that direction

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12. Yle: Mauri Ahola – Teemu Kokkonen (FIN) – The Face of the City

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This projection combined some old film footage and newer video material.

Second area with several artworks was at Suvilahti, around the complex of old power plant and gas works.

13. Kotryna Čalkaitė (LTU) – Quietly Speaking Colors

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14. Romain Tardy (FRA) – The Great Indecision Council

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15. The frames showed and attached speakers read out frequently used search terms in Google and Google News

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Some works were indoors in the boiler hall:

16. Tae Gon Kim (KOR) – The Dresses

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16. Massimo Uberti (ITA) – Domus Aurea

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17. Anna Burvenich (BEL) – K/NO/W/MATTER/ WHAT/EVER/WH/Y/THING

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18. There would been an interactive art work also inside the old covered gas bell, but the queue was very long (45 minute wait?), so I decided to skip it

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Thus I took metro to Ruoholahti to see the last cluster of art works...

19. Hypar Collective (NED) – Growth

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20. Pitaya (FRA) – WISP (Spark Ballet)

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(And yes, there was couple other works, but I got no proper photos of those)

And from the additional locations outside these clusters, I did check out culture centre Stoa near my home, which hosted just one artwork:

21. Timo Aho (FIN) – Breathe

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Heikki, fun to see there is a light festival in Finland too.
Some photos are slightly depressing (2,3,4,5(
Fortunately, others are uplifting
Particularly like 9 and 10
And for some of the artwork one (I) thinks (or at least hope) 'Beauty was in the creator's eye'
That's the same as in Amsterdam