Collaborating with some of the UK's leading digital creatives, the two-day festival of light and sound on February 28 and March 1 transformed familiar public spaces into vibrant hubs of interactive light art and performances.
Events taking place during the festival included: ‘Spring Forward’ by Same Sky; ‘An Obscure Camera’ by Flexer and Sandiland; ‘The Electric Grand Bug Hotel’ by Make Amplify; ‘Polaris’ by Seb Lee Productions; ‘Sparks!’ by LED Drummers; Digital Funfair by Gavin Morris with ‘Light-Hearted’, ‘The LED Curtain’ and ‘The Hexagons’; ‘Everyday Tacticity’ by Charlotte Spencer Projects; ‘Gaps In The Light’ by Lila Dance; and ‘Past Present Future’ by Project Female.
The festival was jointly funded by Crawley Borough Council and National Project Lottery Funding from Arts Council England. It was supported by Crawley Town Centre Business Improvement District.
5. Light up Crawley Festival
Crawley Borough Councillors Sharmila Sivarajah, Michael Jones, Chris and Sue Mullins. 'The Hexagons’, a custom-made wall of LED neon hexagons each with its own button to turn it on, off and change the colour. Gavin Morris created the dazzling interactive light installation as part of the Digital Funfair to encourage collaborative play and control of the urban environment. Photo: JON RIGBY
6. Light up Crawley Festival
Crawley Borough Councillors Michael Jones, Chris and Sue Mullins took part in the parade Photo: JON RIGBY
7. Light up Crawley Festival
Mayor of Crawley Sharmila Sivarajah, leader of Crawley Borough Council Michael Jones and cabinet member for community engagement and culture Sue Mullins taking in ‘The Electric Grand Bug Hotel’ Photo: JON RIGBY
8. Light up Crawley Festival
'Spring Forward' also featured a community lantern lit parade with salsa band. Photo: JON RIGBY