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Light art installation: Weilheim church tower becomes "lighthouse of hope"

2021-11-05T17:07:21.704Z


It has been on since 6 p.m. on Friday: the tower of the parish church in Weilheim. The installation, the “Light of Hope”, can be seen until Sunday, November 14th.


It has been on since 6 p.m. on Friday: the tower of the parish church in Weilheim.

The installation, the “Light of Hope”, can be seen until Sunday, November 14th.

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The renowned light artist Philipp Geist, who lived in Weilheim for a long time, is concentrating this time exclusively on the tower of the house of God, which is played daily from 6 to 10 p.m. due to the tense Corona situation. In doing so, he is catching up on what was already planned last year, but had to be canceled one day before the start of the event. Despite the again tense corona situation, the campaign can be carried out this year - in compliance with the regulations, as emphasized by the organizer, the association "Lichtkunst Weilheim".

To speak of a light art festival like 2016 and 2018 would be wrong, however.

There are no supporting programs or installations by other artists in the city center.

By concentrating on one object, the tower becomes a “lighthouse which, in addition to a message of hope, is also intended to act as a mediator between the last light art festival in 2018 and the next one in 2022,” says Gabriele Zelisko, the association's program director a press conference on Friday.

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Final preparations in the tower: Philipp Geist is working on his laptop.

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In 2022 there will be another light art festival in Weilheim

Geist projects onto the side of the tower facing Marienplatz in a 30- to 40-minute loop, in addition to his “painterly pictorial creations”, as well as text passages from Weilheim's citizens that had been submitted last year.

Words like “trust in God”, “confidence” and “vaccine” appear as “signals against the dreary times”, according to Geist.

There will be no music or sound.

For the festival 2022, which will take place on 14./15.

October is planned, there is neither a fixed program nor is it known which artists besides Geist will be installing their installations in which location.

What is certain is that this time the city theater - and no longer the so-called Lindnerstadel - will become the center of the festival.

Geist could imagine smaller campaigns and artist talks there.

Festival brings Weilheim "supra-regional radiance"

During the conversation, chairwoman Ragnhild Thieler emphasized how much Weilheim stands out from other festivals thanks to Philipp Geist, the sensitive selection of objects and the “family atmosphere”. “This is a unique selling point.” This is also reflected, for example, in the support provided by the city. They will support the light art festival, which is to take place every three years in the future, with 75,000 euros each. That is a great help in view of the costs that are in the low six-figure range per festival, said the chairwoman. The goal is still not to charge entry.

In order to achieve this, board member Marion Schmieder is already looking for sponsors.

In any case, Stadtwerke Weilheim is on board again - a “generous supporter”, says Thieler.

This also ensures that the festival will bring “supra-regional radiance” to the city.

Ultimately, however, it is about “good light art”, according to Geist.

In any case, it must be “independent and authentic”.

Johannes Thoma

By the way:

Everything from the region is now also available in our regular Weilheim-Penzberg newsletter.

Source: merkur

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