From the 30th of January to 3rd February, St. Martin-in-the-Fields church hosted an immersive sound and light installation celebrating the world we live in. The installation is called "Life" and is made up of projections inside the crypt, main part of the church, and outside on the buildings. Last year, a similar immersive show took place, and it was "Space", but I did not have a chance to visit it. I did visit "Life" on an evening after work.
The projections started outside on the building opposite the church and the church itself as I waited. The building opposite depicted some machinery-inspired imagery with the Earth.
After going inside, I walked through the crypt, which was lit up with soothing ambience audio and colourful floral imagery in two of the rooms. This looked stunning with the arches.
After the crypt, the main experience was held inside the church with a fifteen-minute immersive show covering the walls and ceiling of the church. It covered all aspects of life from small organisms to oceans, jungles, the insect world, and birds. The show transformed the church, and it was very beautiful.
After the experience in the church, I went outside to see the projection on the side of the church. I could not really see this before as I was at the front of the queue and the sky was not dark enough. The projection on the side of the church was more of a human and cultural theme with different patterns and cultural imagery.
Overall, this was a good experience, but I felt that it was much too busy. Some people had tickets for later but turned up early, so this could be one reason why I felt that it was over-crowded, and I did not feel that it was best-managed nor organised from this view, which meant that I felt on edge thinking I was standing in everyone's way and did not get to fully enjoy it. Other than that, it was amazing, and I enjoyed the transformation.
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