For a truly unforgettable experience, don't miss Dubai Lights: The Spark Within, returning for its second season during this Dubai Shopping Festival. Visitors of all ages will discover 10 interactive installations by international artists on display at City Walk, each perfect for a photo opportunity.
Previously exhibited at the Amsterdam Light Festival, these landmark exhibits pulse with light and color and will be seen for the first time ever in Dubai, running from December 15, 2022 to January 29, 2023. Best of all, it's free to attend.
All ten artworks will be displayed at City Walk.
ā C/C is an interactive sculpture by Angela Chong that casts shadows by day and transforms into a colourful LED lightshow by night. The sculpture also functions as a seat for the public.
ā LIGHT PIANO 2.0 by Arion de Munck and Mark Ridder combines art with music. It is composed of an arrangement of dozens of cubes connected to the keys of the piano that light up when thekeyboard is played, enabling the audience to experience both the sound and light in a multisensory experience.
ā Nest by Vikas Patil and Santosh Gujar is inspired by the male bowerbirds that build colourful nests for their partners. The installation plays on the idea of organic architecture in construction.
ā Never Ends by Luigi Console & Valentina Novembre is an interactive installation involving a horse on a spring. When a visitor gets on the exhibit, that is when the light show comes to life.
ā Run Beyond by Angelo Bonello is a work about the power of imagination and its ability to conquer fears and limitations. It plays on the theme of long jumping as a metaphor for opening oneself up toother cultures, new friendships and unknown worlds.
ā Submergence by Squidsoup is a large, immersive, walkthrough experience composed of thousands of suspended lights that create the impression of a digital presence within a physical space.
ā TORNADO by UxU Studio, is an installation that mimics the majesty of the natural phenomena.
ā Sphere 3D Spectrum by Clifton Mahangoe brings together two opposites as harmonious partners. They form perfect circles surrounded by vibrations and spirals. In the projections, abstract dots and lines, images of sunlight, water reflections and swirling flocks of birds alternate.
ā BUNCH OF TULIPS by Koros Design renders the symbol of Holland as a giant inflatable PopArt.
ā DESIRE by Uxu Design is an installation of 1,500 lights intended to evoke the idea of passion.