14 Lighthouses, 14 Weeks, over 40 Artists
part of Folkestone Fringe 25 June - 25 September 2011
The International Lighthouse Relay has brought together over 40 artists, working on 14 lighthouse sites in the UK, Europe, Asia, South America and the Antipedes. Artists have been invited to create sound pieces of between 3.5 and 30 minutes duration with an accompanying visual component in response to a lighthouse site of their choice. No restriction has been placed on the nature of the work or the media employed.
part of Folkestone Fringe 25 June - 25 September 2011
The International Lighthouse Relay has brought together over 40 artists, working on 14 lighthouse sites in the UK, Europe, Asia, South America and the Antipedes. Artists have been invited to create sound pieces of between 3.5 and 30 minutes duration with an accompanying visual component in response to a lighthouse site of their choice. No restriction has been placed on the nature of the work or the media employed.
Artists have been further invited to collaborate on a transitional piece by exchanging site or concept related sound samples. These additional collaborative sound works will act as hand-overs and exchange pieces that connects each lighthouse site in an international relay across the globe.
Project Background
Lighthouses have made a significant contribution to both the safety of lives and the development of global communication systems. The significance of Lighthouses to coastal regions is of interest due to the emotional response their architectural resonance creates. As well known landmarks with an austere prominence on the landscape, their inherent beauty, realised by their signals, light and distances, is a phenomenon recognised worldwide. Indeed, many existing lighthouses originated as beacon sites, implying a degree of inbuilt communicative nature in their locations - a communicative DNA.
Project Background
Lighthouses have made a significant contribution to both the safety of lives and the development of global communication systems. The significance of Lighthouses to coastal regions is of interest due to the emotional response their architectural resonance creates. As well known landmarks with an austere prominence on the landscape, their inherent beauty, realised by their signals, light and distances, is a phenomenon recognised worldwide. Indeed, many existing lighthouses originated as beacon sites, implying a degree of inbuilt communicative nature in their locations - a communicative DNA.
The 14 projects will create a relay of exchanges, a series of calls and responses creating a chain of beacons highlighting their part in the history and traditions of communication technology.
The Folkestone Fringe's interest for producing this project has been prompted by an interest in Guglielmo Marconi’s pioneering experiments with radio transmission at the South Forleand Lighthouse on Kent’s South Eastern Coast.
About the Folkestone Fringe
The folkestone fringe is a growing network of artists that established itself in 2008, during folkestone’s first international arts triennial. our aim is to showcase, champion, and encourage contemporary art practices that explore public and private spaces and the liminal boundary that exists between them.
About the Folkestone Fringe
The folkestone fringe is a growing network of artists that established itself in 2008, during folkestone’s first international arts triennial. our aim is to showcase, champion, and encourage contemporary art practices that explore public and private spaces and the liminal boundary that exists between them.
