An immersive light show is coming to Hereford Cathedral this week, with viewers being transported into an inter-galactic world... and it is almost sold out!
Space, the cathedral's first sound and light installation will be transforming the inside of the cathedral on the evenings of Wednesday, October 16 until Saturday, October 19.
Space will invite visitors to experience the cathedral in a whole new way as they walk amongst the stars and planets.
This unique event will allow viewers to "ponder our relationship with the universe" through a series of light and sound installations which will be projected onto the stunning architecture. As visitors journey through space, they can watch galaxies emerge above them and explore humanity's ambition to adventure beyond.
The show has been created by award-winning artistic collaboration Luxmuralis, made up of Peter Walker (sculptor) and David Harper (composer), and features the creation story and the Big Bang as well as a view of Earth as if looking back from space under a galaxy of stars.
The Very Revd Sarah Brown, Dean of Hereford, has said that she is excited to welcome visitors to the "great spectacle" at the cathedral.
"Here we can reflect on earth’s beginnings and perhaps its ultimate end in the context of the whole of creation.
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"For me, as the psalmist says, ‘the heavens declare the glory of God’. Perhaps you agree and stand in awe, or perhaps you see nothing but swirling gases and cosmic accidents of physics.
"Either way, this wonderful light show will make us stand in amazement and wonder. I look forward to experiencing this with you.”
Peter Walker, from Luxmuralis, said that the artwork is about reflecting inwards as much as it is about reflecting outwards, and aims to contemplate how we take care of our small piece of the universe.
Keen spectators can get their hands on tickets for the exhibition for £9 for adults, £6 for children, and free tickets for under 3s. However, the show has proved so popular that now less than three per cent of tickets remain- so eager onlookers best be quick to snap the remaining few up!
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