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Levity II
Photograph Nada Stankova
architects of air
Participative sculpture, Visual art installation

SIZE OF COMPANY
2

SCALE OF VENUE
Usually large scale outdoor (up to 2000m2) but can adapt to smaller scale venues

PERMANENT STAFF
Director
Alan Parkinson

General Manager
Helen Skelton

ARTISTIC POLICY
To bring visual excitement and wonder into the everyday environment with very accessible ephemeral architecture wherein the visitor encounters the beauty of light and colour. In collaboration with the promoter Architects of Air aims to create the ideal conditions for the visitor to inhabit these extraordinary spaces.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
'Upon entering you instantly notice vaulted ceilings that arch towards heaven, creating a sense of grandeur and almost limitless space.' Los Angeles Times

'The luminaria are successful precisely because they have that Le Grand Meaulnes quality of transforming a place, making a magical event, then quietly disappearing.' Sunday Times.

'Ixilum had an excellent reaction from the press and a public that ranged from bankers to street kids.' Stephen Rimmer, British Council, Brazil

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Levity II (1000 m2) Dodecahedral domes, a luminous tree and a beautiful colonnaded centre chamber

Amozozo (800 m2) Inspired by the Iranian bazaar – disorientating passages and mosque-like domes.

Ixilum (1200 m2) The biggest luminarium so far. It has a beautiful cupola based an Islamic muqarnas-style ceiling.

Triaxial (250 m2) Built in 2004 for indoor exhibition as part of Lille, European Capital of Culture.

FUTURE PRODUCTION
Orophoro (1000m2)  from May 2007.

WRAP-AROUND ACTIVITY
The luminaria can also be exploited to host concerts, sponsors functions, dance performances, press conferences, workshops, lectures, sessions for people with disabilities.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2004–06 Lithuania, Australia, Spain, Germany, Hungary, France, China, Korea, Ireland, Switzerland (Levity II), Singapore, Hungary, USA, Australia, Eire, Belgium, New Zealand (Amozozo), Netherlands, USA, Greece, Austria, Israel (Ixilum), Germany, Brazil (Arcazaar)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
From February 2007.