Limelight takes an imaginative journey through Lindisfarne Castle and its digital twin using a combination of lighting, 3D laser scans, video projection and sound. The two film installations created for the Ship Room and North East Bedroom are inspired by the transient nature of the Castle, the shifting interpretation of its many stories and its elemental context.
Lindisfarne has undergone numerous transformations over the centuries and clues to its past can be discovered in the fabric of the building. The recent restoration has meant that many of the spaces previously filled with furniture and objects, all of which conveyed a moment in the castle’s history, now stand empty; poised to tell another story.
The 3D LiDAR scans of the castle, undertaken in 2016 for the purposes of this restoration, provide a unique record of this moment in time. The data captured from these scans allow us the opportunity to explore the exterior and interior of the building and its surrounding context in intimate detail. This includes the objects and furnishings used to dress each room, which appear like a series of still lives, frozen in time. Limelight is inspired by these two contrasting realities – the digital, ethereal version and the castle of stone and rock, surrounded by sea.
Limelight is a Trust New Art project developed and programmed by National Trust, supported using public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England and produced with support from Arts&Heritage. With thanks to David McCreadie 3D Measuring & Modelling for their assistance with the point cloud data.
Limelight was on show at Lindisfarne Castle, Holy Island, Northumberland from May – 31 October 2021.
Limelight installed in the Ship Room at Lindisfarne Castle
View of the installation in the North East Bedroom
