All Saints Church is changed by light installation

A church is changed as part of a public art program by a new light installation.

Fermynwoods Contemporary Art, a charity organization based in Northamptonshire, has brought Halo, an immersive work by the Swiss artist Tobias Zehntner, to the All Saints' Church in Earls Barton.

Halo was first commissioned in the Abbaye de la Cambre in Belgium and has a hanging lighting structure that throws shadows and bright rings over the audience.

“This installation feels like the perfect expression of this saint intermediate,” said Reverend Jenny Bland from all saints.

“The light connected to the church and causes candles, halos, secret, divinity.

“A room in which we could recognize or experience something larger than ourselves.”

The project is part of the Love + Light program from Fermynwoods, which uses art to research topics of climate heirs, networking and collective reflection.

Tobias Zehntner, the artist behind the play, said: “I am very happy to find a church community that is ready to have a work of art that moves during her regular service and regular God's activities.”

In addition to the exhibition, there is a special service that promotes interreligious and intercultural dialogue.

James Steventon, director of Fermynwoods, added: “We are pleased to bring this special work of art to a special Northamptonshire church that is open to everyone.”

The installation is supported with the financing of the Northamptonshire Community Foundation.

People can visit the installation between 19: 00-21: 00 BST and they will last until April 29.