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10th December 2010 - Eden - Heart of darkness.

The Heart of darkness - Exploring the rainforest biome at night.

In the weekends up to Christmas, Eden opens after dark. The whole site is awash with colour.

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Just a few weeks ago the link building was under a foot of water as the St Blazey area was under a deluge of rain.

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Despite the damage to the restuarants a facilities in the link building, the Biomes are still open.

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Visitors can experience The Heart of darkness in the Rainforest Biome or eat Al Fresco in the Mediterrean Biome.

Eden project - Heart of darkness

Eden project - Heart of darkness

The ice rink remains closed until next week.

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Eden project - Heart of darkness

Inside the Rainforest Biome there is an unique sound installation created by sonic artist Augustine Leudar.

Eden's website states this project is the culmination of a decade of work, during this time Augustine lived in the town of Pucallpa in the Peruvian Amazon jungle and in Khao Yai National Park in Thailand.

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Eden project - Heart of darkness

Outside the rainforest biome the sculpture of Adam is illuminated.

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The rainforest biome is in darkness.

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Inside the Mediterrean biome there are patterns everywhere.

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Food in the biome is cooked in open ovens.

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Lanterns can also be found.

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At the end of the evening the lanterns are bought outside and a lantern procession makes its way from the core to the Ice Rink.

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The bridge linking the visitor centre to the core building is also illuminated, and gives a different view over the biomes.

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Eden project - Heart of darkness Eden project - Heart of darkness

Eden project - Heart of darkness