Melting Glaciers Creates Light Festival in the Alps
30 April 2024 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
36 lightworks have been set up in the Alps to tell the world
that glaciers are melting and the rapidly changing climate in the
Alps will change the standard of life as we know it.
The glaciers will be melted away in 20-30 years.
The Water Light Festival in Brixen hopes the showcase of
impressive light art works will make more people realize that the
problems with climate change will affect all.
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Climate by Onionlab Dom. Copyright:
Brixen Tourismus_Matthias Gasser
The whole valley surrounding the old monk and monastery city
Brixen/Bressanone was lit up 7 hectares (70.000 m2) by small
fireboxes set up by the vineyard farmers. It is also a method
needed to keep the vines above -1.
On the imposing facade of the Brixen Cathedral from the year 980
is the projection work "Climate" by Spanish artist group Onionlab
has been set up. It is an artwork showing Utopia, the perfect
society we dream about with a world without climate change.
Situated in the Alps, the alarm bells are now on in Brixen,
known for centuries to produce great food and its culture by the
Italians and visitors. A life that also is threatened by climate
change, opposed to dystopia, a catastrophic scenario if we do not
intervene.
“It doesn't often make us think when we lose glaciers in the
Alps because they are part of our world. That's pretty scary,” says
Werner Zanotti, organizer and Head of Tourism.
Link to video with full story and shotlist...:
https://vimeo.com/vnrtv/review/940718647/5083ff046d
Link to picture:
https://brixen.canto.global/b/MKQG1
SHOTLIST:
- DRONE THE ALPS AROUND BRIXEN-BRESSANONE WITH BURNING LIGHTS ALL
OVER THE MOUNTAIN
- DOMPLATZ - ONIONLAB
- RIVER IN BRIXEN WITH FLOATING LIGHTS (Artist: Tile Sepic from
Slovenia)
- DRONE ABOVE DANCING LIGHTS – (Firefly Field – Artist: Studio
Toer from Netherlands)
- MELTING ICE PROJECTION Neustift - isen, der smelter
- DRONE INSIDE THE COURTYARD OF HOFBURG WITH MANY LIGHTS (Artist:
Xavi Bove Studio; Lunar Oscillations)
- SOUNDBITE Werner Zanotti, organizer. Brixen Tourism “Es stimmt
nicht sehr oft nachdenklich, wenn wir Gletscher verlieren in den
Alpen, weil die sind Teil unserer Welt. Das ist schon beängstigend.
Man weiß nicht, was nachkommt. Das sollte man nachdenken. Da sollte
man drüber reflektieren und auch handeln.”
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