On now at Scienceworks. Illuminate is a brand new exhibition exploring the science behind the fastest traveller in the universe – light. Ignite the senses and learn through hands-on interactive play. What is light, what can we do with it and how do we see?

In this vibrant festival-themed exhibition you will explore visual perception and illumination through colour, sound and action. Learn how light behaves, such as how it reflects and refracts and what tools we’ve invented to harness it.

You can choose-your-own-adventure and experiment together with colours, shadows, mirrors, lenses, lasers and more. You’ll use your whole body to activate exhibits and see yourself and the world around you in a different light.

Be drawn by colour, sound and activity to move between six festival zones, each exploring a different aspect of sight and light, as well as a rest zone to regroup and relax.

Compose a luminous symphony and mix light to create a field of colour. Manipulate mirrors and encounter surprising views of yourself as you navigate through a series of warped reflections. And dance to the drumming beats of the invisible laser sensor chamber.

Bend light, blend colour, dance with shadows and transform reflections. With an array of open-ended interactive exhibits, magnify, mix, animate, draw, design and compose – all with light!