With spring arriving in Zagreb, so does the Festival of Lights, which will take place this year from March 19 to 23. During these five days, the streets, parks, squares, promenades, and architecture of the capital will be illuminated by light projections from both international and local artists.
The festival will bring various locations in both the Lower and Upper Towns to life with light installations, mapping, animations, and colorful objects. Here’s where you can experience the magic:
Lower Town (Donji Grad)
- Zoetrop 📍 Dolac Market
Author: Matt and Rob Vale – ILLUMINOS (Great Britain) - AI Parazit 📍 European Square
Author: Tina Marković – SCUDERIA - In Between 📍 Draškovićeva Street
Author: PROLIGHT - WAVE 📍 Ban Jelačić Square
Author: Alex Brajković – IMMERSIVE STUDIO - ANOOKI 📍 Ban Jelačić Square
Author: INOOK (France) - Aj Vana Be 📍 Petar Preradović Square
Author: Benedikt Tolar (Czech Republic) - LightScape 📍 Masarykova Street
Authors: Tina Marković, Vid Lončarević, Dora Kuzmić – SCUDERIA - Colopera 📍 Croatian National Theatre
Author: FOL International Daniel Margraf – Spreefunkeln (Germany)
- U Oblacima (In the Clouds) 📍 Mažuranić Square
Author: Tina Marković – SCUDERIA - Fluid Realities: The Alchemy of Water 📍 Marko Marulić Square
Author: FOL International RE:SORB (Germany) - Circle of Light 📍 Esplanade Hotel
Author: FOL International RE:SORB (Germany) - Legacy 📍 King Tomislav Square
Author: FOL International Magic Innovations (Germany) - Impulse 📍 King Tomislav Square
Author: CS Design Lateral Office (France + Canada) - Aerial Ballet 📍 J. J. Strossmayer Square
Author: PORTE PAR LE VENT (France) - Under Pressure 📍Zrinjevac Park
Author: Pavol Truben (Slovakia) - Historija Zaborava (History of Forgetting) 📍 Atrium of the Archaeological Museum
Authors: Ivan Marušić, Ana Hušman – UO OSCILOSKOP
Upper Town (Gornji Grad)
- Svjetionik (Lighthouse) 📍 Lotrščak Tower
Author: Ranko Skansi – PROLIGHT - Životok 📍 Lotrščak Tower
Author: LIGHT ART BY GORDANA & ZORISLAV ŠOJAT
- Fenjeri (Lanterns) 📍 Strossmayer Promenade (East)
Author: UDRUGA SVJETLOST FENJERA – MIROSLAV KERN - Šaputanja kod Matoša (Whispers Near Matoš) 📍 Strossmayer Promenade (East)
Author: Anica Tomić – PROLIGHT - Glow Bubbles 📍 Zakmardijeve Stairs
Author: PROLIGHT - Disko Atrij (Disco Atrium) 📍 Atrium of the Klovićevi Dvori Gallery
Author: PROLIGHT - Krijesnice (Fireflies) 📍 Opatovina Park
Author: STUDIO TOER (Netherlands) - Solar Dust 📍 Ribnjak Park
Author: QUIET ENSEMBLE (Italy) - Bloom 📍Kaptol 5
Author: FOL International RE:SORB (Germany)
For more information about the festival, check out their official website.
