The 13th edition of the Llum BCN Festival will meet again Hundreds of thousands of visitors In Poblenou and surrounding Plaça de les Glòries. Llum BCN Technical Director, Maria Joel OrdisThis was highlighted “Audience expectations are high” For this edition, an audience attended mostly from Barcelona, although there are tourists who visit the city during these dates, he said.
The organization hopes to repeat the records it achieved last year. This would be equivalent More than 200,000 Visitors. This year one Forty facilities From national and international artists as well as students of design and architecture schools will illuminate them Nights of February 2, 3 and 4 All corners of the Poblenou region.
On Thursday afternoon, the artists took advantage of the departure of sunlight to finish the details in their works and installations, leaving everything ready for the start of the festival.
Three itineraries will be organized within the festival
The festival is committed to sustainable mobility, Encouraging the use of public transportation To get there and move between the different stages and facilities. During these three days, the tram service will be enhanced and traffic may be affected to facilitate walking paths. Works in the Glòries area could also complicate reaching this point.
Faced with the challenge of facilitating the movement of visitors, the festival proposes Three tracks which are regulated Following the T4 tram route.
Blue road
It focuses on the area surrounding Disney HUB and Avinguda Meridiana on both sides. Creations of great artists such as Your walk I Anthony Arolaamong other things, in addition to facilities created by studentsInstitute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia I'Masana School.
The Design HUB is one of the main venues of the festival and welcomes proposals from United Visual Artists – UVA (It is part of the exhibition that can be visited after Light BCN 24), L Caroline Robert and Vincent Morissette (studio AATOAA) d'Elisa Storelli. It is also located on this road Yamaha point of lightabout young talents.
Purple road
The second suggestion is to start the path along the purple path. It includes proposals located between Plaça de les Glòries, Diagonal and Bac de Roda, both participating artists, and Anna Ridler, Joseph Poblete I Sofia Montenegroas well as student works from teaching centers such as One,l'LaSalle Technical School of Architecture I Balqa Applied Universityamong other things.
The businesses are located on this road where the T4 tram passes. This will make it easier to move between different facilities.
Orange road
For those who want to have funInstallations by local Poblenou artists (OFF Light) The festival proposes a third itinerary, Orange. It enters Poblenou, following the axis of the Carrer de Pamplona towards the sea, and running parallel along the Carrer de Bojades between Bogatell and Lacuna.
These are proposals organized by the association Poblenou urban area From multidisciplinary artists such as Agustina Palazzo, Mario Garcia I Lab hit meothers.
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