Bristol to Newcastle via Rotherham and Chesterfield

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We had a quartet of amazing projects through the first quarter of 2026, with The Electrical Age created for Bristol Light Festival in our first visit there, a wonderfully irreverent toy theatre Cast of Players celebrating 300 years of Vanbrugh at Seaton Delaval Hall, magic and wonder with a twist for Twist and Shout in Chesterfield, working with Art Foundation Students from Chesterfield College, and the mighty Moonlit Symphony in Rotherham - a real highlight featuring hundreds of musicians turning the Minster into a vast musical instrument inside and out.  We were also delighted to see the return of Peddies, our magical chocolate shop installation inspired by our Grandfather, Bob Peddie.  Click on the links to see more.

 

The Flow of the Little Canal

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The Flow of the Little Canal is a new installation at Tatton Park, Cheshire. It imagines the impact of young Samuel Egerton’s apprenticeship in Venice, and Canaletto’s two commissioned paintings, as having seeped into the very walls of Tatton itself.  Much like Canaletto’s seemingly accurate paintings, magical versions of visual memories endure as paintings framed on the walls come alive, emerging beyond their frames to spill out across walls and furniture, interacting and impacting as the paint strokes of the great master ebb and flow like a Venice Canal.  Gondolas row across mantlepieces, figures gather on books, drawings and paint swirl and spiral from one painting to another. In this original projection mapped installation Illuminos invite you to see what is felt, through the echoes of Egerton’s trip 300 years ago.  The exhibition runs throughout 2026.

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Return to Island of Light

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We had a truly memorable event at Island of Light 2025, and are delighted to be returning this year.  Building on our unique projection on a real life fishing boat on the ocean(!) we will be working with fisherman Dennis Andersson once again to develop a new piece for 2026, combining this with multiple boats and cliff face for 2027.  This unique collaboration is one we're very keen to develop. 

 

Night Watch Ashbourne 

 

Taking place later in the year, site visits have begun for a new multi-building piece delving into the histories and connections around Ashbourne Market Square, in collaboration with Ashbourne Festival.  We're delighted that they were successful with funding and look forward to creating a new piece in our home county.

 

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