![]() HEMERA was the primordial goddess of the day. One of his other sisters was Gaia, the goddess of the Earth. Erebus was the father of many gods and goddesses, including Hemera.Įrebus was the Greek god of the Underworld and his name meant “place of darkness between earth and Hades.” His name was often used to refer to the part of the Greek Underworld where the spirits of the dead pass after they leave the living bodies. In mythology, his most common mistress was the goddess Nyx. Recent exhibitions include: DLI Museum/Durham Art Gallery, 2011 Wolverhampton Art Gallery, 2010 Queen’s Hall Art Centre, Hexham, 2010 MART 09 at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2009 Cannon Hall Museum in Barnsley, 2009 Lampugnani’s Castle, Subiate, Milan, Italy, 2006.EREBUS was one of the oldest ancient Greek gods, one of the sons of the first goddess Chaos or Khaos. Works by Aether & Hemera have been shown across the UK and in Italy since 2006. Aether and Hemera is a partnership of architect Claudio Benghi and lighting artist Gloria Ronchi. This can be done by connecting mobile devices to the Voyage Wi-Fi network, opening the web browser, going to .uk and following the instructions. People passing close to the boats will be able to interact with the artwork to change colours and patterns. ![]() In Voyage they have created an interactive experience in which people living, working and visiting Canary Wharf can use their mobile phones to influence the movement and behaviour of the lights within the boats.” ‘Voyage’ marks the beginning of the 2013 Sculpture at Work exhibition programme at Canary Wharf, which will include shows from Nick Hornby and Sinta Tantra, Eilis O’Connell, Halima Cassell and The Ingram Collection of Modern British Art. Sally Williams, Public Art Consultant at Canary Wharf Group, says: “Aether & Hemera are inviting passers-by on a journey from reality to imagination. The artists aim to use the work to provoke memories, explore aesthetic interaction, evoke memories of childhood and elicit feelings of connective human experiences from their audience. Voyage has been installed until 15 February, with the lights coming on before dusk until 2am. Every year Canary Wharf Group’s public art team curates a Winter Lights installation to enliven the dark evenings, as part of the year round programme of temporary and permanent visual arts. The art installation is a new work by Aether & Hemera in an artistic partnership between architect Claudio Benghi and lighting artist Gloria Ronchi and form a spectacular light show in the middle of the famous business and shopping district’s iconic skyscrapers. ![]() ![]() Voyage installation is designed to be an interactive experience people can engage with it and impact on the behaviour of the lights from their mobile phone. The word ‘voyage’ comes from Latin ’viāticum’, which means ’provision for travelling’, and the aim of the artwork is to allow viewers to travel and sail with absolute freedom to all the places they care to imagine.Ĭolourful paper boats’ on the water invites everyone to make a transition from reality to imagination, reliving childhood memories and embracing our freedom blurring the lines between the real and hyper-real, ‘Voyage’ invites the thoughts of the visitors to cross the borders of their imagination. Voyage, is an installation by Aether & Hemera consisting of 300 illuminated floating ‘paper boats, encased in coloured dynamic LED lights that come into their own at night, in the Middle Dock of Canary Wharf. ![]()
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