Desire Lines [Installation and performance]

Public installation

Rackowe, N. and Woodhouse, A. 2024. Desire Lines [Installation and performance]. Southbank Centre, London, UK 01 Nov 2024 - 02 Feb 2025
TypePublic installation
Title of workDesire Lines [Installation and performance]
CreatorsRackowe, N. and Woodhouse, A.
ContributorsRackowe, N. (Artist), Woodhouse, A. (Choreographer), Labant, A. (Dancer), Saito, M. (Dancer), Black, S. (Other), Baik, L. (Costume designer), Yu, Y. (Costume designer), Sekiguchi, K. (Costume designer) and Seligman, A. (Producer)
Description

Desire Lines was commissioned by South Bank Centre, London for the Winter Lights Festival 2024.

The piece developed on previous works in collaboration with artist Nathaniel Rackowe ((Un)touched 2016-2020, (De)figured 2018-19), specifically the aspect of light use in relation to the dancers and the audience. This dialogue expresses our concerns on configurations that announce complexities between each aspect.

The installation consists of nine cubes of light placed within nine trees along the riverbank, incorporating a light sequence to flow across all the nine trees to create a single 60m dynamic installation. This horizontal flow echoes the movement of people as they walk down the Southbank; the movement plays with this sense of journey. The research explores how action and the timing of the light sequence draws attention to the energy of the movement. Our questions - how nature / urban intersection with the trees becomes part of the sculpture; how we define space and form through colour and action through time; how transitory / ephemeral spaces can change or disappear through action and stillness.

Output mediaPhotos and video clip
Dance performance
Installation
Sculpture
Light
Sustainable Development Goals12 Responsible consumption and production
Middlesex University ThemeCreativity, Culture & Enterprise
EventWinter Light Festival 2024
First publicly available date
Print19 Nov 2024
Publication process dates
Deposited14 Aug 2025
Output statusPublished
Files
Image credit
Nathaniel Rackowe
Media type
Image
File Access Level
Restricted
Supplemental file
File Access Level
Restricted
Copyright Statement

Copyright Angela Woodhouse & Nathaniel Rackowe

Additional information

Installation on show for duration of Winter Light festival.
One day performance 19th November 2024 5pm and 7pm.

Artist: Nathaniel Rackowe
Choreographer: Angela Woodhouse
Dancer/ collaborators: Alice Labant and Masumi Saito
Sound design: Severin Black
Costume design: Lily Baik
Costume makers: Yue Yu and Kei Sekiguchi
Producer alexa.seligman@gmail.com

Web address (URL)https://angelawoodhouse.co.uk/desire-lines-at-the-winter-light-festival/
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