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Northern Lights installation at York Minster

York Minster is becoming well known for its spectacular light installations, with the works of Jason Bruges featuring in 2016 and more recently the Northern Lights installation in June 2018.

Designed by artists Ross Ashton and Karen Monid from The Projection Studio, and featuring recordings from the York Minster Choir, the Northern Lights installation transformed the Minster’s cavernous Nave with images and audio inspired by its stained glass and stone.

The past eight days has seen a return to the Minster for this installation which was, once again, a complete sell-out.  Monies raised by the events are going towards the £11M, 20-year campaign to protect and preserve all 128 of the Minsters stained glass windows.

Not only does this gives an idea of the vast scale possible for stained glass art installations, but it also highlights the popularity of such work.  Furthermore, it emphasises the importance of having the right venue: I am determined to ensure that my work is exhibited within Christ Church Cathedral, the most well-known and most visited chapel within Oxford.

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A woman looks on as an art installation is projected on to the interior of York Minster ahead of their Northern Lights opening. ‘PA Photo.

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A woman looks on as an art installation is projected on to the interior of York Minster ahead of their Northern Lights opening. ‘PA Photo.

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A woman looks on as an art installation is projected on to the interior of York Minster ahead of their Northern Lights opening. ‘PA Photo.

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Where Light Falls – Coventry Cathedral

The use of high resolution stained glass images projected onto buildings is becoming more commonplace with York Minster leading the way (HERE) through the creative brilliance of artist Ross Ashton and Karen Monid, together with The Projection Studio.

Historic England, working with the Poetry Society and Double Take Projections have created two free experiences of light, history and poetry:

  • St Paul’s Cathedral – Thursday 24 – Sunday 27 October 2019
  • Coventry Cathedral – Thursday 14 – Saturday 16 November 2019

Next week sees the opening of the Coventry Cathedral experience.  Using the buildings as the screen for these impressive installations, Where Light Falls tells the story of those who fought to save the medieval Cathedral when it was bombed in the German raid of 14 November 1940.  The spire of the old cathedral will be the focus of animations inspired by stained glass.

Such installations continue to remind me of the pertinence of stained glass window photography and its appreciation by the public.  While I cannot possible create art installations of this scale, it is always good to know what could be achievable were pockets sufficiently deep.

Light projection onto Coventry Cathedral

Historic England (2019) Where Light Falls – Coventry Cathedral

Download the Where Light Falls 2019 information booklet HERE.