Artists transform cathedral with spectacular light show as city celebrates festival of colour

By STEPHANIE DARRALL



Stunning: Pages from the Lindisfarne Gospels are projected onto Durham Cathedral to create a twelve-minute son et lumiere



A spectacular sound and light show lit up the city of Durham as 35 British and international artists took part in the UK's largest light festival.

In one stunning installation, Durham Cathedral was encased with pages from the Lindisfarne Gospels while the statue of the Marquess of Londonderry became a stunning piece of art as it was transformed into an 'I love Durham' snowdome.

The Durham Lumiere which takes place over four days, saw breathtaking illustrated pages of the Lindisfarne Gospels across the 330ft span of Durham Cathedral



Dazzling: The 330ft illumination spanned the cathedral as part of 'Durham Lumiere', the UK's largest light festival



Awesome: The biennial festival attracts thousands of visitors to the city to watch the stunning displays of light



Projection artist Ross Ashton collaborated with composer and arranger Robert Ziegler and Imagination sound designer John del Nero, to create a twelve-minute son et lumiere.

A statue of the Marquess of Londonderry situated in the Market Square in the city. was transformed by French artist Jacques Rival into 'I Love Durham' snowdome of light complete with pink neon lights and a transparent globe covering the piece.



A statue of the Marquess of Londonderry is transformed by French artist Jacques Rival into 'I Love Durham' a snowdome of light



The festival which runs from November 17-20 will see more artists illuminate the landmarks, river, bridges and streets of the Durham. Artworks range from large-scale projections, to neons, to installations using the latest LEDs.

This year's festival includes a collaboration with light festivals in Poland and Estonia, as well as four pieces created by artists from the North East.



Light show: The festival which runs from November 17-20 will see artists illuminate the landmarks, river, bridges and streets of the Durham



Multicoloured: A scaffolded bridge is turned into a rainbow of lights



Newcastle design studio Deadgood created a colourful installation which saw rainbow lights covering scaffolding across a bridge in the medieval city.

The biennial festival which began in 2009 attracts thousands of visitors to the city who come to watch the spectacular.

Durham Cathedral one of England's most beautiful and historic landmarks and a place of pilgrimage for a thousand years, is this year being used as a canvas to project the Lindisfarne Gospels ahead of their return to the city in 2013



Canvas: Durham Cathedral one of England's most beautiful and historic landmark, a place of pilgrimage for a thousand years, is used as a canvas to project the Lindisfarne Gospels ahead of their return to the city in 2013



Fantastic: A 'Les Voyageurs' sculpture, part of a series of illuminated sculptures by French artist Cedric Le Borgne, is displayed along the South Bailey in Durham



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