Llum BCN

Llum BCN
Llum BCN 2022: Trevor Paglen, Faces of ImageNet and ProtoPixel, Mix & Match
GenreExhibition
BeginsFebruary
EndsFebruary
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Barcelona
Inaugurated2012
Websitewww.barcelona.cat/llumbcn/en/

Llum BCN is an annual light art festival held in Barcelona, Spain. It is celebrated since 2012 every February in Barcelona's neighborhood Poblenou.[1] It features a series of light installations and shows.[2]

Concept

Llum BCN, Light Barcelona in English, extends across various key points in the Poblenou neighborhood, starting at the Design Museum of Barcelona at Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes. The installations are spread across the neighborhood and are visible from nightfall until midnight. The 2024 festival edition expands with a new axis, including spaces such as the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya, L'Auditori, and the Encants market.[3]

Large historic buildings, old factory chimneys and industrial plants, but also the modern Torre Glòries are illuminated by large-scale projections and audio-visual displays in the Poblenou neighborhood. Many of the festival's light displays include the use of technology such as virtual reality and AI.[4]

Artists

Llum BCN has featured artists such as Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Julio Le Parc, Luke Jerram, Ulf Langheinrich, United Visual Artists, Kurt Hentschlager, Trevor Paglen, Chila Kumari Burman, Vera Molnár and Catalonia's Antoni Arola as well as local schools of art, design, illumination, and architecture.[5][6]

  • Llum BCN 2015
    Llum BCN 2015
  • Llum BCN 2016
    Llum BCN 2016
  • Llum BCN 2017
    Llum BCN 2017
  • Llum BCN 2018
    Llum BCN 2018
  • Llum BCN 2019
    Llum BCN 2019
  • Llum BCN 2020: Worldwide injustice
    Llum BCN 2020: Worldwide injustice
  • Llum BCN 2021: Onionlab, Agorythm
    Llum BCN 2021: Onionlab, Agorythm
  • Llum BCN 2022: Toni Arola, Limbo
    Llum BCN 2022: Toni Arola, Limbo
  • Llum BCN 2023: Another Moon
    Llum BCN 2023: Another Moon
  • Llum BCN 2024: Lux Domus
    Llum BCN 2024: Lux Domus

References

  1. ^ Llum BCN to intertwine architecture and lighting installations Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  2. ^ Website of the annual Light festival Llum BCN Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  3. ^ Llum BCN 2024 edition Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  4. ^ Llum BCN, Art and Public Space Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  5. ^ Llum BCN aims to light up Barcelona cityscape Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  6. ^ Llum BCN 2023 edition Retrieved 2023-02-22.