Going with the floe for iceberg illusion on landmark

IT HAS often been compared to an iceberg, and now a stunning light and sound show will transform one of Yorkshire’s best-known landmarks into one as part of the finale to Hull’s UK City of Culture year.

Floe, by UK artists Heinrich and Palmer, will be projected against the angular facade of The Deep for three nights next month, the final commission in Hull 2017’s Look Up programme.

Throughout December, people will also be able to catch Jason Bruges Studio’s latest installation, which will use 20 re-purposed industrial robots to create a specially choreographed interplay of light, shadow and sound in the Old Town.

A third show in Humber Street and the Marina, A Colossal Wave, in which a real ball is thrown from a great height creating a huge virtual wave – means the city should be buzzing from December 1 onwards.

A total of 342,000 people came to Hull to see its first week of City of Culture 2017 events. It is quite possible similar numbers will flood into Hull next month.

Artists Anna Heinrich and Leon Palmer said the idea came from delving into Sir Terry Farrell’s original designs for The Deep.

They said: “With Floe we have set out to ‘virtually’ reshape and remodel the architectural façade of The Deep.

“We want to create a sense of drama and depth using projection, light and sound reflecting the environment within and the geological associations underpinning The Deep’s design.”

The building was used earlier this year with great success for an installation called Arrivals

and Departures for the opening show of Hull 2017.

People will be able to see the new show from the C4DI building from Friday, December 8, to Sunday, December 10.

Floe takes place during the ten-day Substance festival.