ZSOLNAY LIGHT ART MAPPING COMPETITION 2025
3-6. July 2025.
The Cathedral as a Living Work of Art: International Competition
The Zsolnay Light Art Mapping Competition is the biggest attraction of the four-day festival, which conjures up stunning light creations on the monumental façade of the Cathedral of Pécs every night. This year, Hungarian, Czech, Polish and Bulgarian artists will compete for the favor of the audience. The theme of the competition is in line with the central theme of the festival.
NO//BODY
Light as a means of artistic expression is extremely closely related to the themes of disembodiment, immateriality and intangibility, capable of creating a figure and having an effect on us without being physically touchable. This year's artistic theme of the festival – NO//BODY – seeks reflections on the changes taking place in our everyday lives in real and virtual space through the possibilities inherent in light art and digital art.
Zsolnay Light Art 2025 artists:
Ari Dykier (Poland)
https://www.dykiers.com
Elektrick.me (Bulgaria)
https://elektrick.me
Éva Magyarósi (Hungary)
https://valentina.hu
Metanoia Creatives (Czechia)
https://metanoiacreatives.art
Our international mapping competition can be visited free of charge by everyone, on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings, a total of 13 times. The mapping pieces are going to be projected on the southern facade of the Cathedral building, as follows
THURSDAY & FRIDAY & SATURDAY
21.30 Projection of the competition pieces 1.
22.00 Projection of the competition pieces 2.
22.30 Projection of the competition pieces 3.
23.00 Projection of the competition pieces 4.
23.30 Best of – award-winning pieces for the previous years, and will close with the iconic mapping piece ‘The Book of Jonah’ by Glowing Bulbs.
SUNDAY
21.30 Projection of the competition pieces
22.00 Announcement of the results and award ceremony
22.30 Audience Award Winner of the 2025 competition + Best of – award-winning pieces for the previous years, and will close with the iconic mapping piece ‘The Book of Jonah’ by Glowing Bulbs.
Due to the strong light and sound effects, these events are not recommended to visitors who are sensitive to it!
HOST + PROFESSIONAL PARTNER:
The collaborating professional partner of Zsolnay Light Art and the host of the competition is the group of Hungarian visual artists, Glowing Bulbs, boasting a history of more than 25 years.
Sponsor: Pannon Hőerőmű
