St Martin-in-the-Fields has a spectacular five-day immersive light and sound experience – Life.
Designed as a walking journey through earth, sea and sky, Life invites visitors to experience life on planet earth in a 24-hour period, using the stunning architecture of St Martin-in-the-Fields as its backdrop.
Visitors will be guided from projections on the outside of the church, following a walking trail that takes them deep into the heart of the church. Following a light show that moves from sunrise to sunset, visitors will journeying through the beauty of planet earth, witnessing the sun, the oceans and the clouds in a dazzling show suitable for all ages.
Starting outside, the building will feature external projections which draw viewers to admire the centuries-old architecture of St Martin-in-the-Fields with spectacular imagery bringing the natural world to life and offering time to reflect on our responsibility to protect it. The colourful and immersive light experience continues inside St Martin’s atmospheric underground crypt, culminating in a sensational light show filling the whole of the Church interior.
The experience will last around 40 minutes, culminating with a 15-minute final seated sequence in the Church, however visitors may stay as long as they wish after entering to fully absorb the experience. The show will begin outside in the Courtyard and our outdoor Courtyard Café & Bar will be open for visitors to enjoy drinks before or after you have experienced the show.
Life is produced and presented by the artist and sculptor Peter Walker, Artistic Director at Luxmuralis, whose sound and light installations create the stained-glass windows of our time, bringing to life the stories and concepts of our time in a way that stained glass did generations before. With the aim of bringing art to everyone, Luxmuralis bring together the contemporary and the ancient – providing the public with access to visual artwork in unexpected places.
Peter Walker says: “After a remarkable first installation working with St Martin’s last year, we are delighted to be back in 2024 with Life. This is such an iconic building, but it is much more than that. It has been the home of remarkable music, art, and culture for hundreds of years. At Luxmuralis we create the stained-glass windows of our time, bringing to life the stories and concepts of our time in a way that stained glass did generations before. It is wonderful to play a part in the contemporary life of St Martin’s bringing this new artform and adding it to these centuries of artistic and cultural history.”
St Martin-in-the-fields, Trafalgar Square from 30th January – 3rd February. Admission: From £8.
For full details of time slots and to book tickets visit www.smitf.org/life
