Opening Saturday 23.7.2011

Colourscape's construction started

Colourscape, a labyrinth of one hundred colourful spheres, will make its Nordic debut in Turku in late July. Organised as part of Turku’s European Capital of Culture programme, the gigantic installation in Kupittaa Park will provide a full colour-saturated experience complemented with workshops and concerts.

Colourscape's balls made of vinyl conquer Kupittaa park. Colourscape opens in Saturday 23.7.2011. Then audience may explore Colourscape - Festival One developed by Peter Jones. Work team is eager to see, how Finnish audience takes the colourful pass-through sculpture.

First time in Nordic countries

Colourscape is brought to Finland by Eye Music Trust (UK), which specialises in creating various audiovisual experiences and presenting music and art in novel and fascinating ways. The group works in close cooperation with the Turku 2011 Foundation and the British Council. A team of six Turku youth will maintain Colourscape and guide visitors. The team received its training in England.

Colourscape will be opened and concluded with the Music of the Spheres performance on the River Aura, where giant spheres floating on the river engulf the performers. The evening performance during July will feature a huge, transparent sphere floating in the water, carrying a flautist who plays a wonderful concerto along the river. During the Night of the Arts in August, there will be not one, but two spheres. With live audio sampling and mixing, the flautist's music will become a full orchestra of flutes, sending waves of sound to the river banks. The magical nocturnal performance will be further intensified by an acrobat performing in the second sphere.