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 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
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, 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.
