The Battersea Power Station tube station opened in the autumn last year, and I posted about A Commute to the Northern Line Extension at Nine Elms when I first rode on the new Northern Line extension; I was finally able to disembark at Battersea Power Station in order to see one of the newest regenerated parts of London and to experience a brand new light festival: Battersea Power Station Light Festival. The light festival began in mid-January and continues until the 27th of February, so you still have some time to check out the five light installations.
The light festival has been put together after the rise of similar popular light festivals in London, and it aims to get people to this area of London and to enjoy the cafes, bars, restaurants, and other attractions.
Antenna Sud by Michela Bonzi
Antennae were very popular until underground cabling, but they are still prominent in Italy. Italian designer Michela Bonzi has developed the installation with lit-up antennae, an ordinary part of the surroundings in Italy.
Greenhouse by Victor Engbers
This light installation of a greenhouse is made from cast uranium glass, which glows a flourescent green colour under ultraviolet light. The greenhouse lights change a subtle colour with a greenish glow with additional purple or blue colours. The result appears like an impressionist painting of light.
Picto Sender Machine by Felipe Prado
This interactive installation produces a very low resolution image from 1957 from the times when television and photographs were not in high definition like they are today. The machine contains the enlarged pixels that record a video message based on movements in front of the sensor, which then project into blocks of light. Visitors to this installation were having fun posing and dancing around.
Eternal Sundown by Mads Vegas
The Coaling Jetty at the Battersea Power Station has been decorated with beautiful lights by Danish designer Mads Vegas. There are 140 different fluorescent tubes of light. The lights fade into different colours of the rainbow.
Digital Origami Tigers by LAVA
These two red tigers travelled around the world in 2010 to celebrate the Chinese New Year in time for the Year of the Tiger, which took place on the first of February. They are made from recycled materials and placed in front of the Battersea Power Station. The artwork is used by charity to bring attention to endangered tigers. Unfortunately, one of the tigers was not working when I visited.
Run Beyond by Angelo Bonello
Italian artist Angelo Bonello has created an animated light installation featuring different figures in a running and jumping leap. The figures animate into a running and jumping person, and this is in front of Battersea Power Station. The leap symbolises a "jump to freedom".
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