When night falls, artists from various countries will cast Chemnitz in a new light over the coming days. The second edition of the "Light our Vision" festival features works by 21 artists. From Wednesday to Saturday, thousands of visitors will be attracted each evening. Starting at 7.30 pm, 14 locations will be illuminated - buildings such as the Karl Marx Monument, the opera house and the main railway station.
The giant Marx head - popularly known as the "Nischel" - is staged by Berlin-based video artist Vanessa Cardui. In her work "Finger weg!", an imaginary artist's hand gives the grim face a constantly changing facial expression. "It's about a dialog between the artist's hand and the face, the portrait," said Cardui about her work. The painting hand searches for a facial expression, whereby the face takes on a life of its own.
Just a few steps away, the multi-award-winning Australian artist duo Atelier Sisu transforms a dreary parking lot with large, colorfully illuminated bubbles into a fantasy world that is intended to convey fleeting moments of beauty.
