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Immersive art to light up Fountains Abbey
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An immersive art installation about the transition from the Tudor to the Stuart era is to be held at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal.
The Between Chaos and Light exhibition will run from this weekend's summer solstice (June 21) and the winter solstice (December 21).
The installation, which is being unveiled by artist Ed Kluz, invites visitors to step into a transformative experience that bridges past and present through sound, video, and sculpture.
The exhibition will be set within the surroundings of the Great Chamber in Fountains Hall.
Ed Kluz stand in front of his installation Between Chaos and Light at Fountains Hall.
At its heart is a monumental central sculpture, surrounded by immersive video and soundscapes that envelop visitors in a sensory journey. The piece is a meditation on transformation, memory, and the enduring resonance of Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal.
Mr Kluz said:
This piece is about this idea of comfort in times of change and shift, When things are happening so fast you can barely get to grips with it. Where do we find that comfort? Where do we find that grown up voice? Where do we find that wisdom?
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal offers up a remarkable landscape to reflect upon. One that really speaks of the evolution of the modern age. Fountains Hall where my work will be displayed, has a mysterious, almost casket-like quality. It looks like a jewel box from the outside. It’s highly decorative and theatrical and very performative in its architectural language.
Mr Kluz’s multidisciplinary practice — spanning painting, printmaking, sculpture, and digital media — draws from archival materials, architectural history, and cultural memory.
One of the figures which has inspired Ed's work looks on in the Great Chamber of Fountains Hall.
The exhibition is housed on the first floor of Fountains Hall and further information on the inspiration behind the installation will be available in Fountains Mill.
It will also be the first time that the Great Chamber will open to visitors in 40 years.
General manager Justin Scully, who commissioned the piece, said:
I’m thrilled to be working with Ed Kluz on this wonderful installation. Ed has beautifully represented the moments of peace and tranquillity and fiery chaos that make up the history of this special place. It’s also given us the opportunity to open the Great Chamber to visitors for the first time in 40 years.
Between Chaos and Light will be open daily from 11am to 3pm from June 21 to December 21, 2025, and will be free to view.
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