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Call for Abstracts: Special Session at Light Symposium 2026
The Art of Darkness project invites researchers and practitioners to submit abstracts for its dedicated special session at the Light Symposium 2026 (23–25 Sep).
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Exploring co-creation and storytelling at LUCI Summit
At the LUCI Cities & Lighting Summit 2026 in Oulu, the Art of Darkness project hosted an interactive workshop exploring how darkness itself can become a meaningful resource in the…
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11 EUROPEAN CITIES JOIN THE ART OF DARKNESS MOVEMENT
Eleven European cities have joined the Art of Darkness project as follower and replicator cities. Over the next two years, they will explore how darkness-sensitive lighting design, light art and…
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Designing night-time experiences in Montpellier
A pedagogical workshop at the pilot site in Montpellier invited students to explore how night-time design and lighting can enhance heritage sites while respecting darkness and energy sobriety.
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The co-design journey of Pikisaari
In Pikisaari, the design of a future light art path began not with technology, but with people. Through a year-long co-design process led by the University of Oulu, residents, professionals…
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Learning to design with darkness
As part of the Art of Darkness project, a PhD student at the University of Oulu reflects on a course in darkness-sensitive urban lighting that brings together research, design and…
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DEADLINE EXTENDED: get your city involved!
We have launched an open call for cities (and private developers supported by a municipality) to become Follower and Replicator cities in the Art of Darkness project! Deadline Extended: 30…
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Engaging citizens at Researchers’ Night 2025
This autumn, the Art of Darkness project took part in Researchers’ Night through two of its partner institutions: the University of Oulu and the University of Bologna (UNIBO). Read all…
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How predesign and co-design affect lighting outcomes
A panel discussion during the project’s General Assembly in Tallinn brought together practitioners and researchers to examine how pre-design and co-design processes shape lighting outcomes.
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Tallinn General Assembly drives project toward implementation
The Art of Darkness partners convened in Tallinn, Estonia, for the project’s third General Assembly, marking a decisive shift from early strategic context mapping to the active co-design, production planning,…
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A pulse of community at Copenhagen’s Culture Night
At this year’s Copenhagen Culture Night, the Art of Darkness project was featured through Connected in Darkness, an artistic light installation created by two interns from the Aalborg University’s Lighting…
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Tallinn event explores the value of darkness
The pilot site in Hirvepark became the stage for a one-night guerrilla lighting experiment as part of the Art of Darkness project. The event invited residents to experience the park…
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Reimagine your city after dark: take our surveys!
Participate in the Art of Darkness project and help your city evolve by sharing your experiences of darkness across Bologna, Copenhagen, Montpellier, Oulu, and Tallinn.
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From shadows to insights: AAU’s fieldwork in Copenhagen
In the initial research phase of the Art of Darkness project, Aalborg University’s Lighting Design Lab has been focusing on Copenhagen as one of five pilot cities. In the spirit…
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TalTech and UOULU launch pilot site work in Tallinn
In the beginning of April, representatives from the Art of Darkness project coordinating institution, the University of Oulu (UOULU), visited Tallinn to support the local rollout of activities and strengthen…
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Shedding light on the role of darkness
The beginning of 2025 marks the launch of the Art of Darkness as Cultural Heritage of Urban Landscape project, a Horizon Europe funded initiative aimed at redefining darkness as a…