Briggate Zone

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Susie MacMurray (UK) 

St John The Evangelist's Church, 23 New Briggate, LS2 8JD 
Level access via Merrion Gardens, Merrion Street 
Thursday & Friday 6 - 10pm 

INDOOR, NO SOUND, SHORT QUEUES EXPECTED 

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Supported by Potions Cauldron 

Logo: Potions Cauldron 
 

Relic of Mirchwood Forest  

Laura Spark with sound by Jonathan Hering (UK) 

Churchyard of St John The Evangelist's Church, 23 New Briggate, LS2 8JD 
Level access via Merrion Gardens, Merrion Street 

Thursday & Friday 6 - 10pm 

OUTDOOR, SOUND, SHORT QUEUES EXPECTED 

Here reside the last living ferns of Mirchwood, an ancient mythical forest driven to extinction purely by being forgotten. As its stories stopped being told, its trees vanished one by one. Now all that remains is protected in an enchanted terrarium, a living shrine to the primordial wisdom of plant life.  
SHINE Emerging Artist Programme commissioned by Light Up The North 
Logo: LUTN 
 

Wow Now  

Rhian Cooke (UK)
 
New Briggate, Leeds LS1 6NU    
Thursday & Friday 6 – 10pm 

OUTDOOR, SOUND & LED VISUAL DISPLAY 

Leeds-based multidisciplinary artist Rhian Cooke presents Wow Now, commissioned by Yorkshire Contemporary. The video work is shown on a portable advertising screen, which references imagery she often returns to: vehicles such as bikes and cars, and lights in urban environments. Inspired by the swans in Roundhay Park, Wow Now explores tranquil and turbulent energy found in natural and mental landscapes. 
Presented by Yorkshire Contemporary 
LOGO: Yorkshire Contemporary 
 
 

You May Find Yourself In A Beautiful House: 10 Years of Neons at Headrow House 

Super Friendz (UK) 

Headrow House, 19 The Headrow, LS1 6PU 
Thursday & Friday 4pm - Midnight 

INDOOR, MINDFUL, MUSIC 
 
The entrance to Headrow House houses a digital exhibition of their iconic rooftop neon signs from the last decade. It features song lyrics from the likes of Talking Heads, Whitney Houston, The Streets and more. Additionally, on Thursday only, you are invited to relax in Solas, an audio-visual listening space inspired by the Irish word for light, brightness and illumination. With live visuals and ambient DJs, Solas is an enchanting place to leave your worries behind and immerse yourself in a sanctuary of music and light.  
 
Photocredit: Luke Mossbarnet 
 
Presented by Headrow House 
Logo: HH 
 

Living Lamp Posts 

Theatre Illumiere (UK) 

Roaming between Albion Place and King Edward Street, LS1 6AX CHECK 
23 King Edward Street, LS1 6AX and roaming? 
Thursday & Friday 6 – 10pm CHECK TIMES 

OUTDOOR,  NO SOUND, INTERACTIVE 

Standing at over ten feet tall these noble and elegant Victorian lamp posts shine a quirky light on Leeds. Need a light? They can help with that. Trouble seeing in the dark? Let them be your guide.  
Sponsored by The Cut and Craft 
Logo: The Cut and Craft 
 
UK Premiere 

Motus Mori PERPETUUM 

Katja Heitmann (Germany/Netherlands) 

Assembly Street, LS2 7DE 
Thursday & Friday 6 – 10pm, best viewed in darkness after 6.45pm  

OUTDOOR, SOUND & PROJECTION, SHORT QUEUES 

The movements of people from Leeds are projected on a monumental scale in an immersive, deeply moving video installation. These will become part of the Motus Mori (extinct movement) archive, numbering over 2,000 people and celebrating all physical abilities. We are invited to stand face to face with the holograms and hear the stories behind their personal gestures.  
Co-presented by Light Night Leeds, Transform and Yorkshire Dance and supported in Leeds by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the UK.  Also supported by Fonds Podiumkunsten, Gemeente Tilburg and Provincie Noord Brabant . Co-produced by Media Art Festival and SPRING. 
Logos: TRANSFORM, YD, Kingdom of the Netherlands  
 

SearchLights  

Chapel FM and Leeds Arts Centre (UK) 

The Leeds Library, 1st Floor, 18 Commercial Street, LS1 6AL 
Thursday & Friday 7, 8, 9pm Duration 20 minutes 

INTIMATE, PERFORMANCE, LIMITED CAPACITY 

Reading from original letters by volunteer fire watchers during the Second World War, volunteer readers bring to life their crucial role during the Leeds Blitz. These historic letters are held in the collection of The Leeds Library and will be read aloud in the atmospheric spaces of the UK’s oldest surviving subscription library. 
Presented by The Leeds Library 
Logo: The Leeds Library 
 
TRINITY LEEDS 

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Trinity Leeds, Main Atrium, LS1 5AR 
Thursday & Friday 6 - 10pm 

DESCRIPTORS 
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Sponsored by Trinity Leeds 
Logo Trinity Leeds 
 

Stitching Light আলো দিয়ে গাথা 

Emergency Exit Arts & Paraa (London and Bangladesh) 

Holy Trinity Church, Boar Lane, LS1 6HW 
Thursday & Friday 6 - 10pm 

INDOOR, SOUND, QUEUES EXPECTED 

Women of Bangladeshi heritage from Shantona Women’s Centre, Harehills, Leeds have contributed to Stitching Light, exploring their migration stories to the UK. Along with Bangladeshi women from Bradford, Middlesbrough, Salford, Tower Hamlets, London and Worcester, their rarely told stories take centre stage. Onto traditional folk style paintings, participants stitched light reactive thread onto large fabric panels depicting their experiences.  

Logos: EEA, Paraa, HLF, Shantona 
For the website only 
QR code for Stitching Light project page  
  
Credits  
Ruhul Abdin: Artistic Director; Shama Kun: Lead Facilitator; Shihab Mahmud Baten: Textile Artist; Siaminium: Sound Artist 
Shantona Women’s group, Leeds; BEAP, Bradford; Worcester Bangladeshi Group; Her Story, Salford, Mosum, Middlesbrough