Time
Until Feb. 28
Tickets
Free
Venue
Central Harborfront, Central, Hong Kong
Metro
MTR: Central Station
Please Note
Hours: 5-11 p.m.
HK Pulse Light Festival wows your senses| Until Feb. 28
Writer: | Editor: Doria Nan | From: Shenzhen Daily
The Hong Kong Tourism Board is organizing the glamorous Hong Kong Pulse Light Festival, featuring “A Symphony of Lights” multimedia show in Victoria Harbor at 8 p.m. every night and a brand new International Light Art Display at Central Harborfront.
Light installations at Central Harborfront in Hong Kong.
The International Light Art Display showcases more than 18 light art installations created by local and international artists. The creative luminescent displays offer a futuristic interactive experience in addition to Instagram-worthy photo opportunities. “Capture” and “Angels of Freedom” are two of the most frequently mentioned installations on Instagram.
“Capture”
“Capture,” a heart-shaped local art piece with romantic background music, is a perfect spot for couples to capture the moment. The Hong Kong-based international award-winning artist, Daydreamers Design, wishes for visitors to reflect upon and understand the concept of love by stepping into it, capturing the pulse of love, according to the artist statement.
“Angels of Freedom”
“Angels of Freedom” catches visitors’ eyes with a bright angel halo and giant wings. Everyone can become an “angel” by posing at the designed location. There are three “angels” scattered in the exhibition, diverting crowds of visitors who want to have a taste of being an “angel.” Israeli artist OGE CreativeGroup reminds everyone of their inner beauty by turning visitors into “angels” visually through this interactive light art installation, stated in the artist statement.
There are several interactive installations in the festival that let visitors to have a dialogue with art. Japanese artist Masamichi Shimada’s “Birds Fly Around With You” invites visitors to light up the “flying birds” by walking inside the circle. “Birds” will illuminate one by one following the visitor’s steps. More “birds” will be lit up when more people are interacting with the device.
“Hello, Stranger” is designed for two strangers standing in the middle of the device that is full of mirrors, gazing at each other to be friends for one minute. Interestingly, most visitors were attracted by the mirror-reflected image of themselves rather than the stranger’s gaze.
“40 Hexaedron” is composed of 40 1m-by-1m cubes that change color along with the rhythm of music. These static cubes form a moving picture with changing lights that give visitors a multimedia experience of varied permutations of time and space, said French artist Pierre Ranzini.
“Talking Heads”
The brilliant cephalic illustration “Talking Heads” by Viktor Vicsek from Hungary will come to life via animated facial expressions that change colors.
Changing colors of “Bands of Friendship” are inspired by Indian color schematics. Looking at the nine-ring-installation from different perspectives gives different meanings to the symbol of friendship.
Hungarian artist Peter Koros brings tulips, one of the Dutch’s symbols, to Hong Kong. Inspired by the Dutch’s tulips-caze, the enlarged “Bunch of Tulips” is an inflatable light art installation.
Dates: Until Feb. 28
Hours: 5-11 p.m.
Venue: Central Harborfront, Central, Hong Kong
MTR: Central Station