Lille Lights

Studio Orta - 0019
Studio Orta - 0019

Date: 2004
Ref: 0019
Matériaux: Light based work on Opera House, Chamber of Commerce and Belfroy tower
Exhibition history: Opera House, Chamber of Commerce and Belfroy tower, Lille, France
Courtesy: The artists

On the 6 December 2003, and to inaugurate the European Cultural Capital, Lille 2004, the city commissioned Lucy + Jorge Orta and French composer Pierre Henry to create an open-air concert in front of the Lille Opera House, the Chamber of Commerce and Belfry tower. Around 750,000 visitors took part in the night’s festivities.