Across the next two evenings - Wednesday, April 12 and Thursday, April 13- visitors to Newcastle Cathedral can see the medieval crypt brought to life, watch as the brass eagle takes flight and experience the atmospheric space filled with light and colour.
The Light at the End of the Tunnel art trail is a ticketed after-hours event, made possible by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and featuring the work of six artists who create using light and sound. Jim Bell, one half of Multiminded Digital based in Newcastle’s Ouseburn Valley with his partner Fiona Birkbeck, has created an immersive animation and soundscape which fills one end of the historic crypt which reopened to the public last June.
Jim says: “I was delighted to be given the opportunity to use this fantastic space in the Cathedral – it’s very atmospheric. I’ve produced a video piece along with a bespoke electronic soundtrack which explores the journey we’ve been on moving from winter out of the tunnel into the light of summer. It’s got lots of interesting visuals and the soundtrack is built specifically to match.”
