Lighting Guerrilla 2025: Disturbances

In its 19th edition, this year’s Lighting Guerrilla festival focuses on the theme of disturbances – phenomena that increasingly shape our bodies, minds, and perception of the world. The range of potential disruptions today is vast: we encounter them in physical spaces – whether in urban settings or natural environments – as well as in digital realms and the many forms of social interaction. More and more, various societal processes, especially in an era of increasingly aggressive neoliberalism, appear as disturbances – as deviations from the everyday normality we were once accustomed to.

Artists explore the notion of disruption through the medium of light, interpreting it in diverse and imaginative ways – both in terms of content and form. Their works address multiple layers of experience: from the physical and spatial, to the social, and all the way to the deeply psychological.

As in previous years, the festival venues are spread across the wider centre of Ljubljana, with Vžigalica Gallery and its surrounding area remaining at the heart of the programme. This year’s festival extends from Špica in the Prule district all the way to the autonomous cultural zone Metelkova Mesto.

Over the course of three weeks, visitors will be able to experience a wide range of light installations, projections, and spatial interventions at selected locations, with guided cycling tours taking place on Wednesdays and Saturdays.