During the introduction session to the Illuminate Project, I remember feeling overstrained by the idea of creating my own project for a big and international festival. My first thoughts were “Will I be able to do that? I don’t even have an idea yet. This project is way too advanced for me!”. These thoughts disappeared... Continue Reading →

I visited the Illuminate Festival on the second day of the festival. Unfortunately, I only made it to the Royal William Yard but failed to see the installations of my classmates at the Mount Edgcumbe. The reason for that were the poorly scheduled ferry times – I simply didn’t have enough time to wait for... Continue Reading →

I decided to discard my project concept for the Illuminate festival and come up with a new idea. The reason for that was that I found it difficult to film my own footage of the sea, given the little time I had left, the weather and the limitations of my own equipment. I therefore decided... Continue Reading →

This week Tim Mills informed us that the Illuminate team requested some additional information about our concepts to be taken into consideration for the Illuminate festival 2019. Following our initial concept submission, Tim uploaded a questionnaire that had to be filled out if we wanted to present our work at the festival. I took that... Continue Reading →

The two After Effects workshops that I have attended so far were a great inspiration for my own project for the Illuminate festival 2019. I wasn't aware the software is so easy to use even for beginners and I felt motivated to try something a bit more advanced than just still images.  My plan is... Continue Reading →

My basic concept: I wish to explore ideas around imagination and freedom – in my opinion, both topics are best expressed with the endless vastness of the ocean. Not only are oceans, beaches and coastlines a place to relax and let the imagination run free, they were also an integral part of the Mayflower voyage.... Continue Reading →

When the Pilgrims took the Mayflower to sail to the New World, the living conditions on the ship were terrible: Many endured hunger and the winter storms blew the ship off course. The ship arrived in Cape Harbour on 21 November 1620, not in New Virginia as they had planned to (Mayflower 400, 2019). The... Continue Reading →

The voyage of the Mayflower, its arrival in the New World and the whole story around it can be traced back to the 1500s, when a change in English law divided the nation and religion (Mayflower 400, 2019). The change within the English church started in the 1500s with King Henry VIII, who wanted a... Continue Reading →

The light-based Illuminate festival takes place at Royal William Yard and has some additional installations around the Barbican and Mount Edgcumbe. Mount Edgcumbe will be the location for our own Illuminate projects, so I visited the country park and the House on the Rame peninsula to get some inspiration for my future work.  Mount Edgcumbe Folly... Continue Reading →

The Illuminate 2019 festival marks the opening of the international Mayflower 400 commemoration year 2020. It is a spectacular and light-based festival that connects different locations across the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and the United States. Illuminate festivals have been taking place in both Plymouth (UK) and Plymouth (MA) for several years. They build on... Continue Reading →