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Jason Allen 10/01/25


The Light Festival at Battersea Power Station

Battersea Power Station is going to light up London once again.

Only, it’ll be a considerably smaller portion of it. And only for a few weeks. But nevertheless, it’s looking like it’ll be pretty amazing.

It’s all on account of The Light Festival, which back for a month, from the 23rd of January to the 23rd of February. It’s all free, and it includes:

Aurora by James Glancy Design – this one’s been specifically designed for the festival itself, to fit inside Turbine Hall A, and it’s been “inspired by the wonder of the Northern Lights” apparently.

Spin me a Yarn by Studio Vertigo – sitting outside the power station itself, it’s basically a massive, glowing ball of yarn with a massive, glowing thread that snakes around the trees beside it.

Tornado by UxU Studio – a sculpture of a tornado made from a series of metallic hoops, each of which is lined with constantly shimmering lights. The end result’s pretty amazing.

In Bloom by Kumquat Lab – In Bloom is an interactive one. It’s apparently inspired by the pollination process in plants, and when you pass by it, you can trigger musical notes and bursts of colour by passing your had in front of the flowers.

Spider by Groupe LAPS – this one’s BONKERS. It’s a massive neon spider made up of 80 smaller neon spiders, each of which is 2 meters wide.

Atlas by Jon Voss – a sculpture of a cool silver android-ey type person holding some illuminated buildings on his shiny shoulders.

Parabolic Lightcloud by Amigo & Amigo – using more than a thousand individual lights, this massive web of colour changes constantly into a variety of patterns & combinations.

Never Ends by Luigi Console & Valentina Novembre – another interactive number, there’s a small horse that you’re invited round ride, and when you do, the lights on the platform its on go bananas.

It’s basically an excuse to turn Battersea into a huge outdoor art gallery, over which the darkness holds no sway. In fact if anything, it improves matters.

 

NOTE: The Light Festival at Battersea Power Station takes place between 23rd of January to the 23rd of February. It’s all free. You can find out more at the Battersea Power Station website

Battersea Power Station | 188 Kirtling Street, SW11 8EZ


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The Light Festival at Battersea Power Station


Battersea Power Station, 188 Kirtling Street, South London, South London, SW11 8EZ