In the commune of Les Baux-de-Provence in southern France sits the Carrières de Lumières, or Quarries of Lights. A former limestone quarry that closed down in the 1930s, the site has been transformed into an immersive multimedia exhibit space dedicated to art and music. Projectors mounted around the quarry paint the walls, ceiling, and floors with light, bringing both still and animated images of artwork to life across the entire space. Gathered here are images from recent exhibitions, featuring artwork from van Gogh, Klimt, da Vinci, and many other artists.
A Quarry of Lights in Southern France
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Multimedia images of waves inspired by the artists Vincent van Gogh and Hokusai are projected inside the Carrières de Lumières in February of 2019, in Baux-De-Provence, France. #
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Visitors attend a preview of the exhibition "Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Giants of the Renaissance," projected on the walls of the Carrières de Lumières site on March 5, 2015. #
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People look at projections of images of paintings by the French painter Marc Chagall during the exhibition "Chagall, Songes d'une nuit d'Été" ("Chagall, Summer's-Night Dreams") on March 3, 2016. #
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A visitor attends a preview of the exhibition "Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Giants of the Renaissance," projected on the walls of the Carrières de Lumières on March 5, 2015, in the southern French city of Les Baux-de-Provence. #
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