“Bob Marley One Love Experience” “transports you right into the heart of Marley’s music,” Lighthouse Immersive says.
After making its debut in London, England, in February, the “Bob Marley One Love Experience” will open in July for a six-week run at the Lighthouse Immersive Artspace
The show features six rooms that bring together art, music, photos, memorabilia and what are described as “multi-sensory” experiences, Lighthouse Immersive said in a news release.
Exhibit-goers will hear Marley’s music in a virtual concert experience, view a wall-sized portrait and other artwork by Mr. Brainwash, and experience Marley’s personal pastime including his family and football.
“This exhibit brings together a mix of memorabilia, music, experiential entertainment and original art in a way I have truly never seen before — it transports you right into the heart of Marley’s music,” said Lighthouse Immersive producer Corey Ross.
Marley’s daughter Cedelia Marley, CEO of the Bob Marley Group of Companies, said in the release that Toronto is the perfect place for the exhibit’s first North American stop. “Dad loved playing here and there is an incredible Caribbean community and reggae scene in the city.”
Fans are invited to submit artwork to be included in the show at bobmarleyexp.com.
The Toronto run, July 1 to Aug. 14, is presented with the support of the Toronto Caribbean Carnival, and produced by Lighthouse Immersive and Terrapin Station Entertainment.
The Bob Marley experience in the UK, had previously unseen photographs from early tours, along with the iconic shot of Marley in between rival Jamaican politicians Michael Manley and Edward Seaga at the One Love Peace Concert, along with other key moments of his career.
It is not known whether the display of the family-sanctioned Adidas Ajax third kit shoe, above the song quote, “Don’t gain the world and lose your soul / Wisdom is better than silver and gold,” will be in the Toronto display.
One of the more recent images Marley, is a punk interpretation by Anonymous artists known as The Postman.
The iconic image fuses colors on his hair, face, lips and shirt.
Among the words splashed across the shirt are PEACE AND UNITY, RASTAFARI, HAILIE SELASSIE, IRIE IRIE, SOUL REBEL.
The Postman Collective consists of two street artists along with their collaborators whose work surrounds music and pop culture. Many of their no commission graffiti style artwork only exist in the streets with the sole purpose of entertainment.
The Bob Marley punk inspired painting is their biggest mural yet based on an exclusive image by Island Outpost photographer Adrian Boot.
Adrian’s extensive work in cultural photography includes History of a Music Revolution and Reggae Explosion – The Story of Jamaican Music, The Bob Marley Exhibition; The Ultimate Experience – Jimi Hendrix Exhibition; The Punk Exhibition, The ReggaeXplosion exhibition and Reggae Museum in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Per World Photography Organization.
