Inside St Paul’s Cathedral, London Design Festival in association with Artichoke presents ‘Aura’ by Spanish artist Pablo Valbuena.

The installation examines the potential of time, sound and light to create a contemporary response to the Cathedral ‘Aura’ is a live installation that transforms the sounds present in the Cathedral into a pulsating line of light projected at an architectural scale. The piece is deeply intertwined with the context and fabric of Sir Christopher Wren’s masterpiece. It introduces new ideas while seamlessly integrating into the building and its daily life as if it had been part of the original design. ‘Aura’ listens to the sound, voices and music generated in St Paul’s and materialises them into a spectral, three-dimensional aura.

‘Aura’ is supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies with engineering consultancy services by Arup.

Please be aware that ‘Aura’ reacts to spoken word and music within the Cathedral by emitting a glowing, pulsating light, and maybe unsuitable for those with photosensitivity.