By Mikhail Saavedra
Because we like art and we like people breaking their routines at least for one night, we are thrilled to cover the experience of Nuit Blanche in depth. For that particular purpose we have selected Alexandra (Alita) González’s independent project NITE LITE which Alita describes as this:
“NITE-LITE is a free-standing light installation which uses re-purposed materials and water bottles, stained and lit to act as ‘pixels’, which create visuals as well as awareness to the environmental issues surrounding plastics and BPA. Some ‘visual facts’ that will be shared by NITE-LITE are directly connected to the effects that water bottles are having on our environment, such as their lack of bio-degradability in landfills and the harmful BPA chemical that they release and its damaging effects. The images/messages are intended to be engaging and a starting point for dialogue.”
We will bring you an in-depth interview that we hope tells you more about what this particular exhibit is all about and just how someone gets to be on Nuit Blanche. Stay tuned for more information towards the end of the month!
For more info check both:
http://www.scotiabanknuitblanche.ca/
http://www.nitelites.ca/