His Dark Materials Art Installation
To celebrate the release of season 2 of His Dark Materials on BBC iPlayer a unique art installation featuring a magical portal appeared in the heart of Oxford.
His Dark Materials Art Installation
The 3D art installation featured Cittàgazze, one of the many worlds that viewers of the BBC One series will see this Autumn. The series focuses on characters travelling throughout the multiverse with the power of The Subtle Knife.
The location of the art was carefully chosen. Oxford is famously iconic to His Dark Materials and serves as the connecting point for its many worlds.
The 50m squared piece of art was created by world-renowned 3D artist Cuboliquido. It took over 300 painstaking hours to create and features 52 unique colours of paint.
Within the art there are several Easter Eggs that eagle-eyed fans will spot—from Mrs. Coulter and her daemon monkey to Will, Lyra and her daemon Pan, and shattered glass in The Tower of Angels.
Havas Media and Talon Creative Solutions created the 3D art installation in partnership with Global Street Art and Ambient.
The installation is currently still in place but won’t be for long, so if you are in the area and want to go visit Cittàgazze for yourself, don’t delay.
For a closer look at some of the details, check out the mini gallery below.
Gallery
You can catch Season 2 of His Dark Materials Sunday nights at 8.10pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
