Nuit Blanche~~

Octobr 2nd was Nuit Blanche in Toronto, it was a sleepless night indeed for me, when I walked almost the whole downtown for the whole night.

There were two art works which I was fascinating with. _scape with 6 and 7 by Annie Onyi Cheung is a video installation with multi-channel sound. Taking place in Cloud Gardens which is an open space and sounding really scary (why were people scared?) , the sound is actually amplified sound of human breathing. And the video, which looks like a desert, is human chest rising and falling while breathing.

Breathing seems to be the most normal thing for us to do, but we never expected to hear and see it in such a way; while this artwork really opened my mind.

On the other hand, Endgame by Max Streicher caught my attention before I looked at it carefully. There are two huge clown balloons stuck on the back alley between two buildings. The clowns - supposed to be entertaining - look depressed and as if they have so much to say but they can only smile and make people happy.

Personally, I prefer artworks which took place in the public and open space, because they could provide people different ways to see a familiar place.