Fermynwoods Contemporary Art presents ‘Halo’ at All Saints Church, Earls Barton this Easter

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Written By Lynne Dickens

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 19 April, 7-9pm.

Earlier Halo exhibition in 2022

Halo, at the Abbaye de la Cambre, Brussels, Tobias Zehntner, 2022

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.

Halo is open from 19 to 29 April 2025, 10am-9pm. Check the Earls Barton Church website for one-off events and changes to general access times.

About the artist

Tobias Zehntner is a Swiss-Danish artist based in Belgium. Recurring themes in his work are light, movement, space, and time, with a focus on first-hand experience often manifested through kinetic works and installations.

The organisers

Fermynwoods Contemporary Art is an educational charity that supports life through art by commissioning innovative and meaningful ways for artists to engage with audiences, in public spaces across Northamptonshire and online.

The venue

All Saints is an active church at the heart of the village of Earls Barton, in Northamptonshire. Named as one of England's Thousand Best Churches, it is estimated that the building dates from the later tenth century, shortly after Danish raids on England. All Saints programme a wide range of events and activities to engage with the local community.

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