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Clymene Christoforou from Isis Arts, Kate James from Durham City Vision, Esther Salamon from Durham City Arts and Stella Hall from culture10
Lighting the Way Between East and West
Published Monday the 8th of September, 2008
The cultural ‘event baton’ was passed from NewcastleGateshead to Durham today as bamboo destined to be part of Enlightenment: Durham International Light Festival was handed over.
Bamboo from the spectacular Bambuco Bridge which recently spanned the Tyne will be recycled and reused as part of Calcutta Lights by Nandita Palchoudhuri.
The spectacular piece is inspired by Calcutta’s Durga Puja festival and will include thousands of individually crafted bulbs to light up bamboo arches over the Elvet Bridge.
The Illuminated art installation is one of four major Asian themed artworks which will make up the festival and is set to take place in the city, 06-08 November.