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Herengracht – Amstedam (Netherlands)
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Herengracht 14/12/2016 18h52
Gay colors and a rainbow bridge on the Herengracht corner Leidsegracht. Bridge of the Rainbow!
Amsterdam Light Festival
Amsterdam Light Festival is an annual light art festival in Amsterdam. Artists, architects and (light) designers from all over the world bring their light artworks and installations alive during the festival every winter. The artworks are placed alongside two routes. Each route has their own theme, set of artworks and visitor experience. Water Colors, the boat rout, displays big monumental objects and offers visitors the chance to experience the art from a water perspective. Illuminade, the walking route, shows interactive and innovative installations from upcoming designers in the Plantage neighborhood.
Celebrate winter, with art, light and water!
www.amsterdamlightfestival.com
Bridge over the Rainbow
Artist: Gilbert Moity (light designer)
Location: Herengracht | Leidsegracht
By placing Bridge of the Rainbow firmly in Amsterdam’s cityscape, Gilbert Moity makes an elusive natural phenomenon, tangible. The French artist and light designer creates an illusion of a gate by connecting two banks with his artwork.
The artwork symbolizes the open-mindedness and diversity that are typical of Amsterdam’s community. The color range in rainbows often represents the LGBTQIA (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, queer, intersex, asexual) scene. Amsterdam is known for being a pioneer in supporting this community that has faced many challenges and struggles, being one of the most open cities of the world.
Gilbert Moity sees light as a source of beauty and life but also as an extraordinary tool. The night is his canvas for expression. The Frenchman aims to create a narrative that transforms urban landscapes and capture the immaterial. Moity has a free and open approach to design, architectural lighting and other artistic installations and public mass events. He often collaborates with various craftsman and researches new technologies and materials that generate new creations. These creations push the boundaries of high technologies.
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