From Neolithic cave paintings that seem to move in the flicker of firelight, to the dramatic chiaroscuros of Caravaggio and James Turrell’s use of light not as a tool but as a medium, artists have long been fascinated by the creative possibilities and properties of light.
Both Azzopardi and Lee Cumberlidge, her Illuminate Adelaide co-Founder and Creative Director, share a performing arts background, which means they ‘really wanted that theatrical, emotional connection to the work,’ she explains.