A new
touring exhibition of films created to be shown in churches and cathedrals is set to open in Blackburn tonight.
‘A Light Shines in Darkness’ aims to bring new
audiences into churches, some of whom may have never set foot in one, and
challenge them to look at the building in a new way.
It seeks to provoke discussion around buildings now
often overlooked and undervalued that nevertheless have a powerful
architectural presence.
“Whether you’re
religious or not you can’t help but be affected when you go into a place like
this and the atmosphere the architecture creates. They deserve to have life in
them and for people to have access to such special places,” Mike Jones FVU,
curator.
Three films from the collection will be shown at
the Grade I listed Gothic church Holy Trinity, built at the height of
Blackburn’s industrial might.
They include LEAP after The Great Ecstacy an
examination of worship of a different nature that of a major sporting event and
Stable a film exploring what happens when you release a group of horses into a
religious space.
A Light Shines in the Darkness can be seen at Holy Trinity Church, Brownhll Road, Blackburn. BB1 9QY from tonight until the 28th March 4.30pm - 8.30pm.
