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I had hoped to visit Lumiere and Winter lights but the cold snap stopped me, and other people I know, from attending.
Thanks for going along in the freezing temperatures and writing the excellent dg report, which is almost like being there!
John | 20.01.16 - 7:28 a.m. | #
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You're supposed to wave in front of the 'switched-off lamp'!
Alfie | 20.01.16 - 8:24 a.m. | #
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Regarding 17) I believe if you search online for 'Winter Lights Exhibits' then you can find a full list of restrictions.
Kirk | 20.01.16 - 8:28 a.m. | #
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@Alfie.
Yes, it's obvious now, isn't it. But there's nothing in the programme, and nothing pasted by the exhibit, to hint at what to do.
diamond geezer | Homepage | 20.01.16 - 8:34 a.m. | #
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Must admit, I was underwhelmed with the Lumiere installations. But since I'm going to be in the area anyway, I might as well see this, but are there any must-sees?
dg writes: The three most must-see exhibits have a gold star beside them.
C | 20.01.16 - 9:57 a.m. | #
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Pretty. Thanks for braving the seasonal temperatures and going. And sharing.
Pity Canary Wharf etc don't also come with light switches, which get used. They could save so much money on not lighting the place all the time no-one's there.
Bronchitikat | Homepage | 20.01.16 - 10:34 a.m. | #
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I was really excited about taking the kids into town to see Lumiere last weekend but, upon closer reading and discovering the ridiculously late 6:30pm switch-on time, decided to head to Canary Wharf first (Winter Lights was on last w/e too). Kids loved The Pool and Bit.Fall and generally running around all the squares and fountains. Then we went over to KGX for Lumiere, and... ugh. Crowds. Nope.
So in that respect, Winter Lights is/was definitely a success.
David Fisher | 20.01.16 - 10:52 a.m. | #
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...Thinking about it, Canary Wharf has done us damn proud over the years with their family-friendly events. The ice scuplting festival and an open-air Peter Rabbit play particularly come to mind.
David Fisher | 20.01.16 - 10:55 a.m. | #
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I work in CW, and quite like the ones in Jubilee Park as I wander through during the evening - but what really baffled me was the fact that stuff has only just been installed for an event that was advertised as 11th -> 22nd - not to mention, the fact that there really is no more than a few seconds' worth of enjoyment as you walk through there. I pondered bringing my 5 year old down to see them, but decided it really wasn't worth it.
(I actually hadn't realised that the "Bit.Fall" was part of the festival at all)
Phil J | 20.01.16 - 11:46 a.m. | #
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Another illuminated installation you might enjoy to watch or interact with, albeit indoors and on a smaller scale, is Swarm Study III by Random International (who are probably most famous for their Rain Room). It's on permanent display at the Victoria and Albert Museum and can be found on the 6th floor, above the staircase next to the ceramics galleries.
Joachim | 20.01.16 - 12:12 p.m. | #
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Saw Lumiere West End on Thursday, then Winter Lights and Lumiere Kings Cross on Sunday. Winter Lights surprisingly was for the most part, the better experience, as the Lumiere crowds particularly at Kings Cross were pretty bad (nobody enjoys being in a crush with marshals shouting 'keep left, don't stop' etc.) and made seeing/experiencing the exhibits quite difficult.
Alistair | 20.01.16 - 1:29 p.m. | #
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I saw it before Lumiere took off. I am glad I went to winter lights first or I may have been underwhelmed. My post: http://jenikya.com/blog/2016/01/winter-lights-canary-wharf.html
Jenn | Homepage | 20.01.16 - 3:31 p.m. | #
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Not sure I'll bother now, the infinity pools and bit.fall have been there a few weeks so I've seen them and if many other things have already departed it feels a bit pointless.
On Lumiere, the most impressive stuff was on Regent St and Westminster Abbey. Kings Cross was a big disappointment
Jon | 20.01.16 - 5:20 p.m. | #
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Your post is incorrect. The Luminous City exhibition at One Canada Square is on until the 22nd February and not as you stated. It was certainly there on Monday evening when I visited.
The Lumen Prize exhibition, actually consisted of a number of looped films being shown on 2 screens on the side of containers. Obviously you were in too much of a rush to stop and watch them.
Aura was working fine when I was there. It was quite amusing,
Tony | 20.01.16 - 5:41 p.m. | #
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Well, what an unreliable witness I am.
I misread the Luminous City dates as 11-12 January, whereas in fact they said 11 January - 12 February.
I must have turned up during a fairly static part of the Lumen Prize display, so I didn't realise it was on a loop.
And Aura was doing nothing when I was there, either because it wasn't working or because I didn't realise how to interact with it.
Well done me.
(I've updated the post)
diamond geezer | Homepage | 20.01.16 - 5:50 p.m. | #
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It was really wet and windy the night I went, which meant most of the words dropping from bit.fall were getting blown to shreds, and there wasn't a soul around to try out The Pool to light up any of the colours. I shouldn't complain because my all blue photo of it was picked for Flickr 'explore' and became a *very* well viewed image.
As well as the artworks - as you say, some are more striking than others - it was good to see the ice rink still going and attracting a fair few skaters.
RogerW | 20.01.16 - 7:50 p.m. | #
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