photos by Eric Simpson

Luminoid Garden, which is created by Filipa Valente, is an interactive installation that creates a bond between the audience and their surroundings. The garden shows a kind of breathing behavior depends on the light, temperature, pollution, and the actions of audience members. This project is also collabarated with Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre, who performed with the artificial blooms making connection between environment, people, and the city.

I chose this project mainly because of the element “light.” Light always plays a crucial role in various ways. In movies, the alteration of brightness and darkness can represent hope and hopeless. As for a photo, it can help the audience focus on the part or feel the emotion that the artist wants to deliver. Not to mention one of the most popular art event “Tokyo Art City by Naked,” which uses particles of light to reflect the human activity of Tokyo in multiple dimensions.