Sun Glitter is a mesmeric projection-based artwork that draws inspiration from the optical phenomenon where sunlight dances across the ocean’s surface, creating shimmering trails of light known as “sun glitter.” This fleeting, natural spectacle is reimagined onto the angular, tessellated façade of Blackpool’s iconic Wedding Chapel.
Rotating diamonds mapped to the chapel’s scale like surface simulate the glint and flicker of sunlight on moving water, interacting with it dynamically to evoke a sense of liquid movement and celestial reflection. The work explores the connection between earth, sea, and sky as well as alluding to the sequinned glitz of Blackpool’s ballroom history.
Sun Glitter invites audiences to pause and reflect on moments of transience and wonder, drawing a visual and emotional line between coastal light, the ocean’s rhythm and architectural form.
A Lightpool commission 2025
Ant Dickinson is a multidisciplinary digital artist and musician based in North Wales. His work explores the intersection of organic form, time, and technology through immersive projection and sound installations. Ant’s creative practice is rooted in nature, often using visual motifs such as vines, insects, and evolving structures to evoke themes of growth and transformation.
With a background in experimental music and audiovisual composition, Ant frequently creates his own digital tools to generate live, evolving visual experiences. He has collaborated across disciplines in public art, theatre, and education, and regularly exhibits at festivals and outdoor settings throughout Europe.
