Light Art Exhibition: Connecting Nature and the City
@ Collegium Hungaricum Berlin, Germany
October 10–12, 2025 | 7:00–11:00 PM
during Festival of Lights Berlin
For three nights, the panorama window of the Collegium Hungaricum Berlin (CHB) will transform into a portal of immaterial light landscapes—bringing nature, architecture, and the city into resonance.
Curated by Public Art Lab, the CHB ipresents six international artists exploring how light, space, and perception connect nature, technology, and society.
Besnyő Dániel & Kiss Patrik, Katariina Kirves, Shadi Jafarabadi, Sztojanovits Andrea, Szűcs Gábor, and Saša Tatić present abstract, meditative, and critical perspectives in which light becomes a medium of encounter between urban and natural environments.
Artistic Positions:
• Dániel Besnyő & Patrik Kiss (Budapest) – CLOUDHITECTS transforms natural spaces into architectural visions, reflecting on change and impermanence.
• Andrea Sztojanovits (Budapest) – MUCH CLOSER TO THE SUN is a meditative study of light, heat, and perception.
• Gábor Szűcs (Bratislava) – VISCOELASTICITY creates abstract sound and lightscapes in which form and material remain in constant flux.
• Katariina Kirves (Finland) – ABSTRACT DANCE merges color, movement, and emotion in a performative light composition.
• Shadi Jafarabadi (Berlin/Tehran) – MONETARY MIRRORS addresses power, money, and memory through animated banknotes as symbols of global history.
• Saša Tatić (Sarajevo/Berlin) – RIGHT WORDS expands the exhibition with animated LED statements that weave a collective, text-based narrative between the light artworks.
Light Art Exhibitions: August – December 2025
@ Inota Power Plant, Hungary by COLLOC Budpaest
@ Collegium Hungaricum Berlin, Germany by Public Art Lab
@ Church of Sàmoti, Slovakia by Sérum
@ Botania in Joensuu, Finland by Vaoloporta Oy
Call for Light Art Works for regenerated abandoned spaces
Application deadline: 30 April
Exhibition Period: August – December 2025
Venues: Collegium Hungaricum and Monopol Berlin and the festivals of the Cultural Radiance partners in Hungary, Slovakia, Finnland
Support: Selected artists will receive a fee and production budget
Please apply here
Light Art Workshop: Light as a medium of transformation and regeneration of abandoned spaces
@ Collegium Hungaricum Berlin
29 – 30 January 2025
31 January 4-10pm – Public Event with panels, screenings, light art pitch
Programme of the Public Event here
Light Art Workshop – Berlin
As part of the Cultural Radiance project, Public Art Lab will host the Light Art Workshop, a three-day programme in Berlin focused on guiding and inspiring 20 selected light artists from different European countries. This workshop will explore innovative light art creation techniques and ways to transform cultural heritage sites into “future heritage” spaces. Public Art Lab will partner with the Collegium Hungaricum Berlin (CHB) for this event, utilizing CHB’s media façade and its proximity to Berlin’s heritage sites.
Selected light artists
Alejandro Mosso, Alessandra Saco-Vertiz, Aws Abusalah, Bence Szolgay, Bianca Streich, David Salamon, Dóra Szentpéteri, Eszter Nagy, Göknur Kayır, Harshini J. Karunaratne, Ioannis Oriwol, Jon Astorquiza, Jouni Väänänen, Katariina Kirves, Markus Kivistö, Stavrianos Salidis, Taib Julien, Viacheslav (Slava) Romanov, Zalan Adorjan
The Cultural Radiance project unites partners across Europe to breathe new life into abandoned spaces through the transformative power of light art. This initiative explores light’s symbolic role across cultures—associated with hope, warmth, and resilience—and uses it as a medium for reimagining neglected sites, such as historic industrial complexes, forgotten gardens, and vacant buildings. These spaces, once central to community life, now serve as vibrant backdrops for groundbreaking visual installations that invite people to reconnect with their cultural heritage.
In collaboration with leading partners Colloc Productions (Hungary), Public Art Lab (Germany), Sérum (Slovakia), and Valoparta Oy (Finland), Cultural Radiance fosters a dynamic network of artists, curators, and communities with a focus on light art across borders The project features artist residencies, workshops, and public light festivals, providing a platform for young and established light artists to explore new ideas, create impactful visual narratives, and deepen their professional connections. Emphasizing mobility, the project sees works and artists travel across borders to engage diverse audiences, establishing light art as a universally accessible form of cultural expression.
Through collaborative creation and artistic exploration, Cultural Radiance fosters a vibrant cultural landscape that underscores the power of light art to connect, inspire, and transform. As light installations transform abandoned spaces into cultural hubs, they become beacons of Europe’s core ideals of freedom, tolerance, and sustainability.
https://www.culturalradiance.com/
The project is co-funded by Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.
