Night Lights in Utrecht. Trajectum Lumen Project. PIETERSKERK. Netherlands

by Jenny Rainbow

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Night Lights in Utrecht. Trajectum Lumen Project. PIETERSKERK. Netherlands

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Jenny Rainbow

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Photograph - Photography

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The night collection with the Utrecht lights created in wonderful collaboration with Michel Verhoef.

PIETERSKERK. Title: Astonished by light. Artist: Vos, Smits & Visser.

ABOUT TRAJECTUM LUMEN
A Utrecht tale of light
It’s an age-old tale, tried and true. Even the Romans knew that Utrecht was unique. And so, around 50 A.D., they made their camp at the present location of Domplein. Ever since, this city in the heart of the Netherlands has always been full of activity. Trajectum Lumen pays homage to the rich history of Utrecht, with an eye-catching light art trail, which is free for all to enjoy 365 nights a year.

Trajectum Lumen is an exploration after dark, which follows artistically lit locations throughout Utrecht’s historical city centre. When night falls, Trajectum Lumen leads from centrally located Vredenburg past a growing number of installations by (inter)nationally renowned light artists. Since its launch in the spring of 2010, an increasing amount of light artworks have emerged along the route. Together, they illuminate this city’s past and present in spectacular fashion.

City walk Trajectum Lumen is visible 7 days a week from sunset until midnight.


The Pieterskerk used to be the centre of immunity of Saint Peter; a kind of island in the city where the laws of the church applied. But the Pieters church was not immune to external influences, and fires and the infamous hurricane left their mark, as did the fury of iconoclasm. Peace has been restored and today you can enjoy the light design by Vos, Smits and Visser who restored the church’s original Roman forms. Various colours of light emphasize details from the various periods. Another wonderful detail is the fact that the entire installation consumes the power of approximately one construction light.
The coloured glass of the crypt windows is the last detail that simply must not be missed. In the crypt under the church is the sarcophagus of bishop Bernold, who in 1048 consecrated the church. This is not really a place in which you simply turn on the lights. A subtle reference is seen in the coloured lights in the floor; it is a place of quiet and stillness.

http://www.trajectumlumen.com/en/artworks/10

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August 2nd, 2013

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