2024-07-08 23:07:41
He Antigua Light Festival will allow you to enjoy a night tour through the streets of the colonial city, visiting historical monuments and squares that will be transformed with video mapping and lighting installations. Similar events have been held in countries such as France and Australia, and this year, for the first time, it will be held in Guatemala. How cool!
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Iconic places in the colonial city will be illuminated at the Antigua Light Festival
During two days, The old Guatemala will shine differently with the Antigua Light Festivaland free event in which Guatemalans will be able to see how the facades of historic buildings are transformed with video mapping and some squares are illuminated. It will be a different spectacle to enjoy the colonial city at night, in the company of family and friends.
The event is designed so that visitors can take a night tour of the streets of the colonial city, visiting the parks illuminated with light installations, where they can take incredible photographs, and the historic buildings, where performances will be presented. non-stop video mapping showswith works by national and international artists. It is worth noting that the tours are not guided, you decide in which order to visit each place.
Video mapping is a technique that uses projectors to display images and animations on three-dimensional surfaces, such as buildings, monuments or structures. Instead of projecting onto a flat screen, video mapping adapts images to the shape and contours of the object, creating striking visual effects that appear to transform and bring surfaces to life.
The facades of iconic monuments in La Antigua Guatemala will be transformed with digital art Inspired by the 500 years of Santiago de Guatemala. There are 16 national and international artists who will be in charge of creating the animation pieces that will be projected continuously on the façade of the monuments. Some of them are Jeremy Oury and Patrick Grandi, from France; Felix Frank, from Germany; Adrian Manolescu, from Romania; Borjan and Emil from Australia, and Antonio Campollo and Francisco Sandoval from Guatemala.
The facades of the buildings that will be illuminated are:
- The School of Christ
- Temple of San Francisco the Great
- Temple of the Cathedral of Saint Joseph
- La Merced Church
In addition to the video mapping, the following squares will also be illuminated:
- Bethlehem
- Union Tank
- Atrium of Spanish Cooperation
Dates, times and other event details
The Antigua Light Festival will be held on July 19 and 20 from 7:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. During both nights, some spaces in the colonial city will be opened to pedestrians, so that visitors can walk the streets safely. Find out more details about the event on the Instagram page @luzdeantigua.
Other activities you can enjoy
The event is organized by Ancient Alive y Paiz Foundationwho have joined forces to bring an agenda of activities where art and heritage come together. In addition to video mapping and lighting of parks, the First Ibero-American Congress of Digital Art ―ArteTec―where talks will be held on the latest digital trends in contemporary art with experts from around the world. This activity will take place from July 19 to 21, you can find out more details at
Likewise, the exhibition «Continuum»which explores artistic innovation in digital art and new media. It will be open to the public free of charge at the MUNAG Mint and the Training Centre for Spanish Cooperation (CFCE), starting on July 19.
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