Technicolour dream ode to Shrewsbury

The world-renowned light artist transformed the interior of one of the town's churches in to a dazzle of colour as he projected hundreds of images of stained glass on to its walls.

Visitors to St Mary's Church were able to admire details of the church's windows, some of which date back to the 14th century, close up.

Andy, whose work is projected on to buildings across Europe, returned to his hometown to put on a show-stopper which he said was his way of giving back something to the place he loves.

"The church was rammed from 4pm onwards and people were just amazed at what they saw," he said.

"People thought it was fabulous.

"The church is the biggest interior space in Shrewsbury and it takes light really well. I took over 1,000 photos of the glass and this year I was able to show them off to their best. It was so nice and much more intense.

"We had visitors from all over the Midlands coming to see them and it was great to be able to catch up with friends I hadn't seen for years."

Canvas

Andy has big plans for next year's show which will celebrate the 800th anniversary of the church.

He will photograph every face on the stained glass and then project them on to the walls as a 'symphony of light'.

"The glass is so beautiful and I have got some great ideas for the show," he added.

"I hope that we will be able to hold it again on the evening of Carols in the Square as it was such a success this year.

"This is my gift to the people of Shrewsbury. It is a nice thing to give back and it fits in really well with Carols in the Square.

"We had lots of people dropping in beforehand and also coming in once the carols were over."

It takes Andy five-and-a-half hours to set up the 10 projectors and metres of cabling necessary for the show and he is helped out by close friend Bill McCabe.

"St Mary's is a great canvas for this and it is my end of season show," said Andy.

"Shrewsbury is a fab place to do something on a grand scale."