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THOUSANDS GATHER IN HUYTON FOR LATEST CULTURE EVENT
More than 2000 people visited Huyton Village Centre on Saturday 12 February for the launch of light artworks , ‘ Submergence ’ and ‘ Singularity ’ created by world renowned artists Squid Soup .
The two immersive light installations captured the imaginations of adults and children alike and will be on display until Saturday 26 February from 5-10pm every night .
For the launch event , Spark Illuminated Drummers brought the beats and entertained the crowds . Their performances got people into the party spirit , and despite the rain , everyone enjoyed their high energy routine – with many dancing along as well as capturing the moment on their phones .
Cllr Shelley Powell , Knowsley ’ s Cabinet Member for Communities and Neighbourhoods said : “ The rain didn ’ t seem to dampen anyone ’ s spirits and it was fantastic to see so many people join us for the latest event celebrating our year as Liverpool City Region Borough of Culture .
“ We are bringing culture to the heart of our communities and it ’ s clear there is an appetite for this based on the numbers who came out on Saturday . Significantly , Saturday ’ s event also demonstrated the wider economic impact that culture can have – with most bars and restaurants seeing an increase in footfall during the evening .”
Louise Olgun , owner of Solasta Steakhouse , Huyton Village Centre said : “ Saturday was our opening night – and what a night it was ! It was fantastic to see so many people in the Village , enjoying the artworks and then coming in for a drink afterwards . Having events like this is hugely positive to people , communities and businesses like ourselves . We ’ re delighted that Submergence and Singularity will be here until next weekend – we hope many more people make an evening of it and visit our restaurant .”
Submergence and Singularity are the latest instalments in Knowsley ’ s year-long Borough of Culture programme . So far visitors have enjoyed Aqualux in Kirkby , Magic Wood in Halewood , Gaia at St . Chad ’ s Church and Tall Tales in Stockbridge Village – with all attractions forming part of ‘ New Dawn ’ – a series of moments of light across the borough .
Submergence is a reflective , immersive walkthrough experience on display in Sherbourne Square in Huyton Village Centre . Consisting of thousands of individual points of suspended light , visitors are encouraged to enter the artwork to experience the amazing light illusion for themselves .
Singularity consists of 6720 controllable mapped points of light , made up of over 20,000 LEDs and is located just outside Peacocks .
You can find out more about the artworks on the Culture Knowsley website – www . cultureknowsley . co . uk
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