Noor Riyadh lights up landmarks in Saudi Arabia’s capital with spectacular laser show
Laser beams will light up the skies of Saudi Arabia’s capital city as part of the world’s largest light art festival, Noor Riyadh.
The 7-minute show, titled DIALOGUE by German artist Christopher Bauder, sees the laser beams fly between the landmark Al Faisaliah Tower and the Kingdom Tower, last for around seven minutes.
Bauder is one of more than 100 artists participating at this year’s Noor Riyadh. His practice focuses on large-scale art installations and lighting designs, which are brought to life using products developed by his design and art studio WHITEvoid and its in-house lighting technology manufacturer, KINETIC LIGHTS.
According to the artist, the laser beams establish a dialogue between the two landmarks, similar to Morse code or semaphore flags.
Each luminous color takes on a different meaning, conveying moods, feelings, emotions and personality traits.
Reflecting the spirit of Noor Riyadh, DIALOGUE is conceived as an ode to the power of communication: a celebration of diversity and creativity between individuals and communities across the world.
The show is performed every half hour from 6 pm to 1am on weekdays and 6 pm to 2 am on weekends, until December 16.
Although the best vantage points are in downtown Olaya or on King Fahad Road, spectators can also watch the show from anywhere in the city up to 10 kilometers away, or online with a synchronized soundtrack on Noor Riyadh’s official website.
