Full list of River of Light installations including nod to Eurovision

This year's River of Light takes inspiration from music and art from around the globe and right here in Liverpool.

From Friday, October 27 to Sunday, November 5, the free outdoor art gallery will illuminate the city centre from 5pm to 9pm, with this year’s theme ‘United By Light’ paying homage to the United By Music strapline used during the Eurovision Song Contest.

To further celebrate the contest, three of the River of Light installations will be a special nod to this year's show. The 2023 stage designer, Julio Himede, has joined the artist line-up with a world-premiere artwork, along with Ukrainian creatives Tais Poda and RocknLight who will also be bringing world-first projections to the festival.

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These installations join Emergence, Lampshades Bouquet, Elysian and Elysian Arcs which which you read more about here. The newly announced installations are:

United By Music

New York-based design firm Yellow Studio - founded by Julio Himede – will bring its 10-metre round, multi-purpose performance space to River of Light for its debut, paying tribute to the music of Eurovision 2023 and promising a one-of-a-kind experience for all who attend. With a soundtrack including six songs from this year’s competition, it’s set to be a huge hit with visitors.

Ukrainian Dreams

This brand new commission will see the vivid and wildly imaginative works of one of Ukraine’s best-loved artists Tais Poda and RocknLight brought to life in an audio-visual spectacle. It will express the hope and pride of Ukraine through the wonderful work of Maria Prymacenko. Composer Dmytro Saratskyi has provided an original Ukrainian folk score