“Universal Light” introduced two significant centres of worship to the Glasgow nightscape and evoked a sense of unity and communication between the two.

At the most basic level, Glasgow Central Mosque and St Andrew’s Metropolitan Cathedral were lit in a simple floodlighting style, drawing attention to the buildings and placing them in the visual frame of existing lighting installations near the River Clyde.

At a secondary level, points of light signalled between the two buildings across the river, engaging the buildings in a call and response dialogue, and initiating a series of synchronised colour changes in the lighting at both sites.

The lighting was best viewed from a central point on the Victoria Bridge over the River Clyde.

Designed in collaboration with nva organisation. Lit archways at the Central Mosque designed by <Slight>. Remote independently powered and controlled LED beacons developed by visual elements, David Bryant, and nva organisation. Photographs by Alan McAteer.

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