Hundreds of school pupils will play their part in illuminating Aberdeen next month.
The annual Spectra Festival will leave the Granite City awash with colour, after familiar buildings, statues and streets have been transformed with spectacular light fixtures.
As part of the build-up, about 250 primary school children spent the last week learning to wire a battery-operated light-box, which they decorated themselves.
These will now be transformed into a giant sculpture, named Many Hands Make Light Work.
The sculpture is the brainchild of international artists Sharon Lupton and Martin Stammers of Light Collective – who have previously created a similar project in Singapore and have now brought it to the UK for the first time.
The artists have taken part in a series of workshops with the children this week to educate them on how the lights are created and how colours can be reflected.
Ms Lupton said: “The idea behind this project is to make art accessible and get the local community involved.
“The children have been fantastic to work with as a whole and are extremely interested in the project.
“They have been given the chance to be as creative as they want and will then get the chance to see their work displayed as part of something much bigger.
“We’re delighted to bring this project to Aberdeen -it’s the first time we’ve done this project in the UK and we’re happy to be working here on home soil.”
The installation will feature in Union Terrace Gardens from February 11 to 14.