Llum BCN

Llum BCN
Llum BCN
	Llum BCN 2022: Trevor Paglen, Faces of ImageNet and ProtoPixel, Mix & Match
Genre	Exhibition
Begins	February
Ends	February
Frequency	Annual
Location(s)	Barcelona
Inaugurated	2012
Website	www.barcelona.cat/llumbcn/en/

Llum BCN is an annual light art festival held in Barcelona, Spain. It is celebrated since 2012 every February in Barcelona's neighborhood Poblenou.^[1] A selection of outstanding international creators, along with the emerging talent of local art and design artists, feature a series of immersive light installations and shows blurring boundaries between art, science and technology, and showcasing the best of the new creative talent and technology.^[2]

Concept[edit]

Llum BCN, Light Barcelona in English, extends across various key points in the Poblenou neighborhood, starting at the Design Museum of Barcelona at Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes. The installations are spread across the neighborhood and are visible from nightfall until midnight. The 2024 festival edition expands with a new axis, including spaces such as the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya, L'Auditori, and the Encants market.^[3]

Large historic buildings, old factory chimneys and industrial plants, but also the modern Torre Glòries are transformed into works of art by large-scale projections and audio-visual displays turning the Poblenou neighborhood into a unique world of expressive light and imagery. Many of the festival's light displays include the use of the latest technology, such as virtual reality and AI.^[4]