£1m art project 'good for region'

Portraits can be seen in visitors' shadows

Officials have defended spending almost £1m of public money on a regional arts project that makes its debut in Lincoln this week.

The installation will attract tourists and be "a spectacular experience", the regional development agency said.

Described as the world's largest interactive video art installation, the Under Scan project is being unveiled on the Brayford Pool on Friday night.

It will also tour, visiting Leicester, Northampton, Derby and Nottingham.

People walking in the Under Scan area at night will find unexpected people appearing beside them, as video-portraits of around 1,000 East Midlands people are projected into the shadows.

Under Scan has been commissioned by East Midlands Development Agency in association with other regional partners including Arts Council England, East Midlands and local authorities.