Lights of the World

ST MARTIN'S HOSTS IMMERSIVE NATURE INSTALLATION

If you're currently in London and feel like a nature fix, St Martin-in-the-Fields, the landmark church, concert venue and visitor attraction on London's Trafalgar Square, is brightening up the gloom of January and returning to its roots, literally 'in the fields' once more, with a light show which takes visitors on a walking journey through earth, sea and sky.

From initial projections on the outside which continue to illuminate the whole church inside, including the crypt, visitors to 'LIFE' which runs from 30th January - 3rd February 2024 are invited to experience the beauty of life on our planet in a condensed 24 hour period (that takes just 40 mins) from sunrise to sunset, through the sun, oceans and clouds. Produced and presented by Peter Walker and Luxmuralis, whose aim is to provide access to artwork in unexpected places, LIFE follows on from their very successful previous lightshow, 'Space'. The nature illuminations on the architecture of this amazing building also literally shine a light on our responsibility to protect both.

For more information and to book to see 'LIFE', click HERE and for a preview you can watch below:-

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Did you know that people of different faiths regularly pray at St Martin-in-the-Fields, that it was London's first free-lending library or that it was involved in the Anti-apartheid movement and the founding of many charitable organisations including Amnesty International, Shelter and The Big Issue?

It also houses a collection of historic memorials and art installations by contemporary artists which are incredibly powerful because of their simplicity. These include the etched mouth-blown clear glass pane in the East Window and a gently illuminated Altar made from a single block of Travertine Stone 'floating' on a dark, stained oak plinth, both by Shirazeh Houshiary and Pip Horne. One of my favourites is a stunning hand worked processional cross by Brian Catling, crafted from two pieces of wood humbly tied together by a length of string with a third hanging from the centre as a reminder of St Martin (after whom the church is named) tearing his cloak in two and giving half to a beggar.