Fermynwoods Contemporary Art is set to unveil Halo, a poetic light installation by Swiss-Danish artist Tobias Zehntner, at All Saints Church in Earls Barton. The installation will be open with a special launch event on 19th April. Originally commissioned in the Abbaye de la Cambre, Belgium, Halo features a suspended light installation that creates a moving interplay of light and shadow that illuminates the church’s architecture and forms halos above the audience. Zehntner describes the installation as lighting the church space, “as if candles would dance inside.”

Fermynwoods Contemporary Art aims to create a sense of wonder and a shared experience for the local community by bringing this internationally celebrated art installation to a Grade I listed Anglo Saxon Church in Northamptonshire. The organisation hopes to revitalise the space as a meeting point, connect different groups, and support tourism within the county. A special church service will encourage interfaith and intercultural dialogue, reflection, and contemplation.

The project is funded by Northamptonshire Community Foundation’s Compton Fund and is the next event in Fermynwoods Contemporary Art’s latest thematic programme Love + Light, which seeks to address the climate crisis by fostering awareness, inspiring action, and cultivating a deeper connection with the Earth and its inhabitants, promoting solace and the sense that we are part of something greater than ourselves.