LOV 2.0 Programme 2024
The second edition of “Light our Vision”, this time themed LICHT.MACHT.PLATZ. (LIGHT.MAKES.SPACE.), is inspiring visitors with an international line-up and a record number of applications from all over the world. Over 100 submissions where whittled down to a select few light artists chosen to present their works at 14 locations in Chemnitz city centre. A total of 21 artists will be creating fascinating experiences with unique installations, projections and interactive light art.
From the imposing facade of the city’s main station to surprising productions on Marienplatz, the programme brings together innovative installations that blur the boundaries between architecture and art. The artists have taken a diverse range of approaches, from abstract projections to immersive soundscapes and interactive installations. So you can enjoy four evenings full of surprising sights and creative visions!
Locations and artists along the route
LOV project
Partner project
1. Hauptbahnhof (main station) – LED facade on the car park
“Shortcut zum Kipppunkt” (“Shortcut to the Tipping Point”)
Poetry as the light at the end of the tunnel – the main station’s LED facade as a “Shortcut to the Tipping Point”
Who’s the artist? Antje Meichsner, aka Shannon Soundquist
Dresden-based visual artist Antje Meichsner first breathed life into the facade of Chemnitz’s railway station during the “Pochen” media art festival back in 2018. Her works have a profound conceptual background. She creates digital, pixel-based graphics that come alive through strong contrasts between light and dark. She then combines these with emotion-driven literary texts that describe our state of mind after consuming social media content. Together they create a symbiosis of poetry and light.
2. Hauptbahnhof (main station)
o.T. – ohne Details (Untitled)
An untitled installation, but one with a message that will hopefully stay with the audience for a long time to come.
Who’s the artist? Rico Meier
The music producer, DJ and keyboardist Rico Meier from Dresden’s Neustadt area has made a name for himself both with his experimental productions and as a techno DJ. His works are not abstract, but colourful and entertaining. He was involved in the first LOV festival in 2023 with his project “Im Wandel der vier Jahreszeiten” (“The Changing of the Four Seasons”). This year’s facade projection at the city’s main station is a joint project between Light our Vision, Eibenstock-based LEC GmbH, and Deutsche Bahn AG.
3. Hauptbahnhof (main station) – car park
„baumbule!“
Banal everyday routines clash against a party atmosphere – the trees in the car park next to the main station transform into an interactive playground
Who’s the artist? Karl Iaro and Fabio Koll
These light art newcomers from Regensburg are creating a bona fide forest rave! Their project brings people together in a playful way by using light as an invitation to interact. The everyday banality of the trees standing rank and file in the car park is broken up by the duo’s light installation to create something truly special with the inclusion of interactive elements. Earlier in 2024, the two artists impressed the crowds at the underground festival “Fideralala” with their innovative, community-building light art, which often makes use of recycled materials.
4. Theaterplatz (Theatre Square) – Opernhaus (Opera House)
„Point Line Surface Solid V5“
Fleeting light on eternal architecture – the Chemnitz Opera House as a point of visual abstraction
Who’s the artist? Daniel Rossa
With his projection “Point Line Surface Solid V5”, Bremen-based media artist Daniel Rossa creates a homogeneous dialogue between graphic visualisation and physical structure. Since its 2015 debut, the show has developed into an ever-evolving site-specific production that aims to highlight the individual characteristics of different architectural structures around the world. The artist’s impressive artistic links between the real and digital worlds have already adorned the Sydney Opera House and the Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg.
5. Marienplatz (Mary’s Square) – “Das Deck” in the pop-up museum
“Evanescent”
The transience of a fleeting moment – including architectural art on Marienplatz
Who’s the artist? Atelier Sisu
With their light and sound installation “Evanescent”, the Sydney-based duo Atelier Sisu, consisting of Renzo B. Larriviere, an industrial designer and sculptor, and architect Zara Pasfield, want to convey fleeting moments of beauty. And they do this using giant bubbles, arranged to transform light into rainbows and to allow us to view the world from completely new perspectives. They have already won several awards worldwide with their illusory pavilion-like surroundings, including platinum in the London Design Award.
Admission
€7.50 *
6. Marienplatz (Mary’s Square) – “Parteifalte” office complex
“Widerstandsmoment II” (“Moment of Resistance II”)
Breaking up fossilised spaces – light installation for the “Parteifalte” complex
Who’s the artist? Hinrich Gross
Hamburg-based Hinrich Gross brings architecture to life with his facade mapping project “Widerstandsmoment II” (“Moment of Resistance II”). When facade photos are projected onto the large building, chunks of light information brush up against each other, causing interference. This results in blurring and visual disturbances; details and textures seem to change the entire scale. While the visual experience tests us, irritations create space. Gross’s fascinating light art has travelled the world – it has been included in numerous exhibitions in Italy, France, New York, Turkey and even Japan.
7. Karl Marx Monument
“Finger weg!” (“Hands off!”)
Lending expressions to a stone-faced figure – captivating stop-motion project on the Karl Marx head statue
Who’s the artist? Vanessa Cardui
8. Brückenstraße – “Parteifalte” office complex
“Convergence”
Organic shapes interacting with abstract patterns – a dynamic mosaic for the “Parteifalte” complex
Who’s the artist? Hotaru Visual Guerrilla
Based in the Basque Country, Ander Ugartemendia and Jone Vizcaino are the brains behind the independent creative studio Hotaru Visual Guerrilla. Their “Convergence” project focuses on creating an audiovisual experience that combines a focus on aesthetics with the world of science. In their 5-minute mapping show, they reinterpret architecture by projecting organic shapes and abstract patterns. Their thought-provoking art has already met with great acclaim in Europe, the US, Asia and Australia, winning several awards.
9. pentagon3 (indoor)
“Paesaggi integrati”
Creating a deconstructed club atmosphere through organic sound scenarios – the pentagon3 as a sound diffuser
Who’s the artist? Simone Sims Longo
The Italian sound and intermedia artist Simone Sims Longo has brought his multidimensional project “Paesaggi Integrati” to town. In it, he weaves the sound of acoustic instruments and digital audio into atmospheric landscapes, which are emphasised by his precise use of light installations. Multi-channel speaker diffusion reverberates the sounds around the room to create a truly unique experience. Simone Sims Longo has exhibited his installations throughout Europe, drawing people into his maelstrom of sound and light.
Admission
€7.50 *
10. Stadthalle (Stadthalle Congress Centre)
“Don’t know Earth is a paradise?!”
Paradisiacal video mapping on Earth – the Stadthalle as a utopian narrative
Who’s the artist? Liudmila Siewerski
11. Stadthallenpark (Stadthalle Congress Centre Park)
“Park intermezzo”
“Park Intermezzo” as a symbol of urbanity – skyscrapers in the Stadthalle Congress Centre Park
Who’s the artist? Katerina Kuznetcowa and Alexander Edisherov
This freelance artist couple from Cologne have been working together since late 2010. Their focus is on creating installations for public spaces in which the theme of “pattern” is always present. Their various materials are precisely positioned to create a sculptural, three-dimensional work of art. In their “Park Intermezzo” piece, they breathe life into old fruit and vegetable crates through abstract staging, transforming them into illusory high-rise buildings that stand in contrast to the natural surroundings of their location.
12. Stadthallenpark (Stadthalle Congress Centre Park)
“U n I Thing”
One head. One collage. Many faces. – a rhythmic framework for the Stadthalle Congress Centre Park
Who’s the artist? Maik mit dem Bike
13. Stadthallenbrunnen (Stadthalle Congress Centre fountain)
“dip”
Cyclical intervals of light and mist – one day in 30 minutes at the fountain in front of the Roter Turm (Red Tower)
Who’s the artist? Jonas Vogt
In his installation “dip”, the freelance set and lighting designer tells the story of an entire day in just 30 minutes. His show depicts the homogeneous interplay of light and mist in cyclical intervals. A simple sphere becomes the sun and the fountain a basin to catch the constantly rising and falling vapour. In the context of the city’s eventful history, this metaphor for transience and new beginnings is transformed into the engaging experience for which Vogt’s projects are known and with which he has already made a name for himself throughout Europe.
14. Düsseldorfer Platz (Düsseldorf Square)
Currents – facade projection
A feeling of weightlessness is conveyed through a surreal interplay of colours formed through wind, water and whirlpools.
Who’s the artist? Currents Kollektiv
In their facade mapping project, the artists of the Currents Collective – led by interdisciplinary artist Roman Heller – use visual and musical elements to create a feeling of weightlessness. Coloured droplets in aquariums and moving textiles combine to create a surreal interplay between wind, water and whirlpools, accompanied by a soundtrack composed especially for this project. This fascinating video performance brings art to life, and makes it accessible in a spectacular way. The facade projection on Düsseldorfer Platz is a joint project between Light our Vision and Eibenstock-based LEC GmbH.
15. Brühl promenade
“Lichterlabyrinth – als Mahnung und zur Hoffnung” (“Labyrinth of Light – a Symbol of Warning and Hope”)
Who’s the artist? Sächsische Mozart-Gesellschaft e. V.
(One night only – 27 September, 5–11 pm)
16. Walking Act
“Unter Wasser” (“Underwater”)
Who’s the artist? Oakleaf Streetshow
*Combined tickets for “Das Deck” and pentagon3 are available for €13, valid for one evening only. Children up to 14 years of age are free of charge (when accompanied by at least one paying adult)
Programme runs daily from 7.30–11 pm, duration of each show 5–10 minutes, with a 15-minute break in between
