Place Antonin Poncet

Place Antonin Poncet located between place Bellecour and the Rhône was once home to the Hôpital de la Charité. Built in 1622, it was Lyon’s second biggest hospital after the Hôtel Dieu.  Edouard Herriot had it demolished in 1934. Today, only the belltower remains.

What to see

Previous years

Lucien Lung

PAVILLON

Like an immense, glittering canopy, PAVILLON is a conical-shaped structure adorned with a mesh of light-emitting cords, hovering – so it seems – in zero gravity over Place Antonin Poncet.

2019 Festival

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Fabrice Dimier

Wish Blow

28 beautiful coloured orbs are suspended on place Antonin Poncet transforming the square into a field of scintillating dandelion heads which light up when you blow on them.

2018 Festival

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Fabrice Dimier

Abstract

Through its use of light, Abstract seeks embody Einstein's theory – according to which "the flow of time is an illusion" – in space and make it more intelligible to the public.

2017 Festival

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G. J. Plisson - Ville de Lyon

Laniakea

Dive into the depths of a cosmic experience and confront light particles that scintillate by the thousands in the dark. Observe this hypnotic ballet of clouds, clusters of lighted dots and stars...

2014 Festival

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