THE HOUSE OF NOBILITY
Ritarikatu 1
Teemu Lehmusruusu:
The Land Beneath Our Feet
CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION
KA
CROSSING BETWEEN
KIRKKOKATU AND
SNELLMANINKATU
Kalle Mustonen:
TELLMEHOWDOIFEEL
The festival takes place from Thursday to
Monday, 5 to 9 January. This year the route
leads festival-goers to the idyllic quarters
of the Kruununhaka district around Helsinki
Cathedral. The light installations can be seen
daily between 5pm and 10pm. The new route
starts from Espa Stage in the Esplanade.
HELSINKI CATHEDRAL’S
BELL TOWER
Crossing of Yliopistonkatu and
Unioninkatu
Kaisa Salmi: Ronda
HELSINKI CATHEDRAL
This installation can be viewed
from all four directions around
the cathedral
Tarja Ervasti:
Domus 360°– Four homes
Lux Helsinki is a free-of-charge event that is
suitable for families. The festival is organised
by the City of Helsinki.
SENATE SQUARE
Rölli Ridanpää & Tero Laine:
Light Pipes
The Lux In light art exhibition takes place
at Kaapelitehdas from 1 to 10 January and is
open daily from 3pm to 10pm.
SENATE SQUARE
Petri Tuhkanen: People Power
TORI QUARTER
(TORIKORTTELIT)
Entrance: Aleksanterinkatu 22
Lucas Maassen:
The Singing Building
Kalle Mustonen
TELLMEHOWDOIFEEL
Mónica Ruiz Loyola
ABSENCE
Kaisa Salmi
RONDA
Outi Pieski
GORŽI
YLIOPISTONKATU
= STREET FOOD
= CAFÉ, HOT DRINKS
Rölli Ridanpää & Tero Laine
LIGHT PIPES
= PROGRAMME FOR KIDS
Petri Tuhkanen
PEOPLE POWER
ALEKSANTERINKATU
LIGHT ART
EXHIBITION
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Lucas Maassen
THE SINGING BUILDING
Eino Ruutsalo
LIGHT WALL
Lux Architecture – Waterfront
POHJOISESPLANADI
Lux In
Jenni Kääriäinen
a SHADE
The 2nd Lux In light art exhibition
presents dozens of installations at
Kaapelitehdas, including works by
students from the Lighting Design
and Sound Design Programme of the
University of the Arts Helsinki. The
exhibition will also feature lanterns
from the traditional Lantern Park
installation.
Teemu Lehmusruusu
THE LAND BENEATH OUR FEET
ALEKSANTERINKATU
UNIONINKATU
Lux Helsinki will illuminate historical buildings
and dark courtyards together with partners to
mark the Finland 100 centenary year.
KIRKKOKATU
METRO STATION:
HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO
= INSTALLATION
BANK OF FINLAND
Kirkkokatu 17
Maija Louekari: Veljekset
(Brothers)
THE NATIONAL LIBRARY
Entrance: Kirkkokatu 20
Mónica Ruiz Loyola: Absence
Maija Louekari
BROTHERS
Tarja Ervasti
DOMUS 360°– FOUR HOMES
TOPELIA
Entrance: Unioninkatu 38
Flowers of Life
LUX HELSINKI 5–9.1.2017
Lux In light art exhibition
1–10.1.2017
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Further
information:
luxhelsinki.fi
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HELSINKI CATHEDRAL’S
CHAPEL
Crossing of Hallituskatu and
Snellmaninkatu
Outi Pieski: Gorži
FLOWERS
OF LIFE
SNELLMANINKATU
STORA ENSO HEAD OFFICE
Kanavaranta 1
Shader: Cube
SR
MARKET SQUARE
Aalto University: Fotoni
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MARKET SQUARE
Pohjoisesplanadi 1-13
Lux Architecture – Waterfront
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UNIONINKATU
5.– 9.1. 2017
ESPA STAGE
Pohjoisesplanadi
Jenni Kääriäinen: a Shade
INSTALLATIONS
LUX
HELSINKI
LIISANKATU
ETELÄESPLANADI
VIEWING PLATFORM
Aalto-yliopisto
FOTONI
Shader
CUBE
MARKET SQUARE
Artists and installations:
luxhelsinki.fi
The exhibition is open
3pm–10pm, 1–10 January 2017,
at Kaapelitehdas (Cable Factory),
Merikaapelihalli (Tallberginkatu 1).
Free admission.
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• The festival and Lux In exhibition are
free of charge.
• The installations can be viewed along
the main route of the festival nonstop
5pm–10pm, 5–9 January.
• The Lux In exhibition is open
3pm–10pm, 1–10 January, at
Kaapelitehdas (Cable Factory),
Merikaapelihalli (Tallberginkatu 1).
• Tourist Information serves as the main
info desk for the festival at
Pohjoisesplanadi 19.
Tourist Information is open during
the festival Thu 9am–10pm,
Fri–Sun 10am–10pm, Mon 9am–10pm.
A Lux Helsinki info desk can also be
found in the lobby of City Hall,
Pohjoisesplanadi 11–13.
• Changes to the light installations and
programme are possible.
• The organiser of the festival is the City
of Helsinki.
Enquiries:
09-3103 6815
[email protected]
Website: luxhelsinki.fi
Facebook: facebook.com/luxhelsinki
Twitter: twitter.com/luxhelsinki
Instagram: instagram.com/luxhelsinki
#luxhelsinki
INSTALLATIONS
ESPA STAGE
Pohjoisesplanadi
Jenni Kääriäinen: a Shade
HELSINKI CATHEDRAL’S CHAPEL
Crossing of Hallituskatu and Snellmaninkatu
Outi Pieski: Gorži
HELSINKI CATHEDRAL’S BELL TOWER
Crossing of Yliopistonkatu and Unioninkatu
Kaisa Salmi: Ronda
a Shade is a mosaic that is made up of thousands
of anonymous x-rays. The work casts a shadow
and dims the light. For Kääriäinen light means
everything that makes our environment visible
and causes changes within it. a Shade is about the
mark left by light – a memory.
In Outi Pieski installation Gorži, waterfalls cascade
out of the windows of the Helsinki Cathedral’s
chapel. The installation is inspired by a spiritual
tradition of the Sami according to which nature is
equal to man.
MARKET SQUARE
Pohjoisesplanadi 1-13
Lux Architecture – Waterfront
CROSSING BETWEEN KIRKKOKATU AND
SNELLMANINKATU
Kalle Mustonen: TELLMEHOWDOIFEEL
Ronda is an installation by Kaisa Salmi projected
onto the wall of one of the bell towers of Helsinki
Cathedral. The installation is based on an image
that has been painted by hand using special
polyaniline (PANI) pigmented paint, which allows
the colour of the paint to be reproduced with
exceptional clarity and richness on the reflecting
surface.
Lux Helsinki will light up the impressive buildings
next to the Market Square throughout the festival.
The façades of City Hall, House of Govinius, the
Swedish Embassy, House of Lampa, the Supreme
Court and the Presidential Palace facing the sea
will all be illuminated – the silhouette of the city
will glow in the winter darkness. The overall effect
can be admired from a photo deck in the Market
Square.
TELLMEHOWDOIFEEL is a wooden structure that
utilises the eye-catching aesthetics of neon
advertising signs. Drawing on pop music from
the 1980s and ‘90s, the installation combines
a carnival-like appearance with melancholic
content.
MARKET SQUARE
Aalto University: Fotoni
A new light installation by students from Aalto
University will be presented in connection with
the observation deck in the Market Square. The
installation has been created according to the
principles of sustainable development using
materials provided by IKEA Finland.
STORA ENSO HEAD OFFICE
Kanavaranta 1
Shader: Cube
Shader’s light installations presents the iconic
and once controversial head office of Stora Enso
in a new light. The impressive five-part animation
Cube creates an illusion in which analogue and
digital, nature and technology, and old and new
coexist side by side.
THE HOUSE OF NOBILITY
Ritarikatu 1
Teemu Lehmusruusu:
The Land Beneath Our Feet
The Land Beneath Our Feet explores man’s
relationship to the earth, on top of which our
daily reality takes place. If we could rewind back
through time and geological periods, we would
notice that the tectonic plates and surface
formations are in continuous, living motion.
HELSINKI CATHEDRAL
This installation can be viewed from all four
directions around the cathedral
Tarja Ervasti: Domus 360°– Four homes
For the first time in the history of Lux Helsinki
all four sides of Helsinki Cathedral will become
part of one light installation: Domus 360° can be
experienced from all four directions, both near
and far. Each side of the cathedral has its own
motif: Man, Nature, Knowledge and Eternity.
BANK OF FINLAND
Kirkkokatu 17
Maija Louekari: Veljekset (Brothers)
SENATE SQUARE
Rölli Ridanpää & Tero Laine: Light Pipes
Veljekset (Brothers) is an animation based on the
pattern designed by Maija Louekari for Finnish
design house Marimekko in which powerful and
vivid forest inhabitants come to life, creating
a surrealistic nature experience in the heart of
historic Helsinki.
Light Pipes depicts the urban landscape – the light
and the interaction between people represent
the city’s diverse opportunities. The interactive
installation comprises copper pipes and valves
that adjust the brightness of the lamps.
TOPELIA
Entrance: Unioninkatu 38
Flowers of Life
SENATE SQUARE
Petri Tuhkanen: People Power
The Flowers of Life collective has earned a
reputation for its impressive light installations
that pose fundamental questions to viewers.
Lux Helsinki will feature the collective’s biggest
installation to date – one that exudes mysticism
and the magical glow of light.
People Power is an interactive installation that
invites people to observe and play with light
together. The installation utilises three pressure
sensors to measure the weight of the audience
and by doing so change the colours and intensity
of the installation.
THE NATIONAL LIBRARY
Entrance: Kirkkokatu 20
Mónica Ruiz Loyola: Absence
TORI QUARTER (TORIKORTTELIT)
Entrance: Aleksanterinkatu 22
Lucas Maassen: The Singing Building
Absence initially appears as an inanimate object
in the dark, but as you get closer the installation
slowly comes to life to reveal a sewing machine
that silently creates patterns from dimly
illuminated threads of yarn. The threads reflect
the moving words of poet Rocío Cerón.
Dutch artist Lucas Maassen likes to give a voice
to buildings. The Singing Building can be found
in the historical Tori Quarters throughout the
festival. The building features a mouth that is
projected onto the façade performing a rap.
Finnish rap artist Hannibal has leant his voice to
the installation.
RELATED
EVENTS
A programme of events related to light will be
presented throughout the festival in the city
centre. Details are available on the Lux Helsinki
website and social media channels. Related
events can be found online at luxhelsinki.fi.
VIEWING PLATFORM
AND CAFÉ
Market Square
Lux Helsinki lights up the city’s most impressive
façades throughout the festival. The overall effect
can be admired and photographed from a viewing
platform in the Market Square. Inside the glasswalled container is a light installation by students
from Aalto University and a café serving hot drinks.
EINO RUUTSALO:
LIGHT WALL
City Hall
Pohjoisesplanadi 11–13
The main lobby of City Hall presents a kinetic light
installation created by Eina Ruutsalo in 1971. “Light
Wall” is made from metal, plexiglass and fluorescent
bulbs and is part of Helsinki’s art collection that
is maintained by the Helsinki Art Museum HAM.
The installation can be admired inside City Hall
throughout the festival.
HELSINKI CITY MUSEUM
OFFERS FUN
EXPERIENCES
FOR FAMILIES
Aleksanterinkatu 16
Helsinki City Museum offers light performances and
other fun experiences for families and kids. At the
same time you can check out the museum’s other
exhibitions. The light installation “Shadow” by Jaakko
Niemelä will project the shadows of visitors to the
museum onto the wall in the courtyard.
CAPITAL GLOW PARTY
Friday 6 January and Saturday 7 January:
10pm-4am
Club Capital, Fredrikinkatu 51
www.clubcapital.fi
FOOD
INFO
LUX EAT
RESTAURANTS
Participating Lux Eat restaurants offer meals and
menus in the €10, €30 and €50 price range
throughout the festival in cooperation with City.
See the complete list of restaurants and special
offers: luxhelsinki.fi/en/food
STREET FOOD AND
HOT DRINKS
Available from the Market Square,
Senate Square and Topelia courtyard.
Find out more: luxhelsinki.fi/en/food
Where do you go if you want to have fun with friends
after Lux Helsinki? Club Capital is holding glow
parties on Friday and Saturday nights, where you can
party in the fantastic lights. The decorations glowing
in the UV lights have been designed by Flowers of
Life, whose light installation can be seen in the courtyard of Topelia during Lux Helsinki. Enjoy an unforgettable party experience at Club Capital in Kamppi!
Friday: tickets from the door €13,
includes cloakroom fee, minimum age 18.
Saturday: tickets from the door €15,
includes cloakroom fee, minimum age 20.