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Imagine Peace
IMAGINE PEACE is a European Union co-funded project connecting five light festivals: Brixen Water Light Festival (Italy), Copenhagen Light Festival (Denmark), Essen Light Festival (Germany), Fjord Oslo (Norway), and Visualia Festival of Light (Croatia). Through cross-border artistic collaboration, it promotes a shared vision of peace and sustainability, engaging people of different ages and cultural backgrounds. Supported by the University of Innsbruck (Austria) and Eurac Research (Italy), the project aims to empirically measure its sustainable impact. By embracing cultural diversity, it highlights shared values and a collective aspiration for a peaceful future.
Creative workshop
How can walking together promote peace? This question was the focus of the two-day creative workshop “Walking Towards Peace” with the renowned Danish artist Eva Esmann Behrens, which took place in Brixen on June 25 and 26, 2025.
As part of the EU project IMAGINE PEACE, the workshop invited young people aged 11 to 15 and senior citizens aged 65 and over to reflect on peace, community and mutual understanding - through movement, conversation and creative design. Participants explored how small everyday actions can have a big impact.
The results of the workshop will be incorporated into the light artwork by Eva Esmann Behrens, which will be presented as part of the Water Light Festival 2026 in Brixen. The installation will also be part of other festivals involved in the EU project. It will be presented for the first time at the Essen Light Festival 2025, which takes place from October 2 to 12.