14 November to 28 February
Light
well
Seven rooms of light by seven artists, in an old brick kiln. Walk through it here first, then come and stand in it.
Room 1
Threshold
Your eyes need four minutes to adjust to the dark. This room gives them time. Stand still and the blue comes to you.
Room 2
Strings
Three works made of line. Lindahl stretches real fibre across the room; the others draw with light that is never quite still.
Room 3
Swarm
Thousands of points following simple rules. Nothing here is animated by hand: the artists set the rules and then watched.
Room 4
Tide
The dampest room. Castell’s waterfall is real water lit from inside, and you will hear it before you see it.
Room 5
Ember
The warmest room, in colour and in fact: it is two degrees hotter than the rest. Bright’s works glow rather than shine.
Room 6
The Gold Room
One work fills this room, and a smaller one explains it. Take your shoes off at the door; the floor is part of it.
Room 7
Mirror
The last room turns the light back on you. Give your eyes a moment before you leave: it is bright outside.
You have reached the exit
Brighter in person.
Screens glow; these works fill a room. Timed tickets keep it quiet: no more than forty people at once.
Plan your visit
Forty people at a time.
Tickets are for a half-hour entry slot. Once you are in, stay as long as you like: most people take about an hour.
Today
Tuesday to Sunday, and late until ten on Thursdays. Closed on Mondays.
Tickets
£16
adult
£11 concessions. Under-12s and members free. Booking ahead is wise at weekends.
Getting here
12 Kiln Street, Harbour Quarter
Ten minutes on foot from Harbourside Station; follow the brick chimney. No car park, and bikes go in the yard.
Step-free throughout
Thursdays, until ten
Something extra after dark.
Thu 19 Nov
19:00
Talk
Sven Lindahl on eleven kilometres of fibre
The artist on hanging Curtain for a North Wind, and why it is not a laser.
Thu 26 Nov
20:00
Music
Strings, for Strings
A string quartet plays in Room 2, in the dark. Bring nothing that glows.
Thu 3 Dec
18:00
Quiet hour
Quiet hour
Fifteen people at a time, no talking, benches in every room. For anyone who finds galleries too much.