High-tech Mary and child at Norwich Cathedral
 A 25ft animation of the Madonna and Child has been unveiled at Norwich's Anglican Cathedral as a high-tech alternative to the traditional crib and is thought to be the first time a Cathedral has used animation to reflect the Christmas story.
"This image, reworked on such a scale, will release its power to astonish and engage the viewer," said the Dean of Norwich, the Very Reverend Graham Smith. "Every year at the Cathedral we have a crib but the Chapter felt it was time to experiment and to look at the story of the nativity and the true meaning of Christmas through new eyes. We wanted to break some new ground, to think a bit more about what the story means."
Created by Professor Suzie Hanna, of Norwich University College of the Arts, it can be seen until the end of January 2012.
"Developing this projection to be in keeping with the Cathedral has been one of the biggest challenges," said Prof Hanna. "The Virgin Mary and child don't actually move so you can rest your eye on them as icons, but the landscape around them all moves very slowly - against the pace of modern life."
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