Overloopplantsoen - Amsterdam (Netherlands)

Overloopplantsoen | Plantage Muidergracht 15/12/2014 22h02
We visited this colorful artwork on the Plantage Muidergracht (Overloopplantsoen) right before the moment they switched it off. The Illuminade walking tour ends at 22h00. Constellation is located in the middle of this little park in the Plantage neighbourhood.

Amsterdam Light Festival
The third edition for this Winter event in the city of Amsterdam. The theme for this year’s festival, ‘A Bright City’, challenges artists to create a tribute to life the city. The resulting artworks present a unique take on the modern city of Amsterdam.
The city will be complemented by light sculptures, projections and installations by contemporary (inter)national artists. The boat route, Water Colors, will take visitors past artworks along Amsterdam’s canals and the Amstel. The walking route, Illuminade, winds through the city center. During the festival, light will play a central role in the city as museums and institutions organize light-related activities, introducing visitors to innovations in light art.
The third edition of the festival will take place from 27 November 2014 to 18 January 2015. The boat route, Water Colors, will take place from 27 November 2014 to 18 January 2015, and the walking route, Illuminade, from 11 December 2014 to 4 January 2015.
www.amsterdamlightfestival.com

Constellation
Artist: LIKEarchitects (Portugal)
Location: Overloopplantsoen | Plantage Muidergracht

It’s like walking into a photograph made by someone who has bent red lights into arches against the dark sky. It reminds us of the children who draw their names with sparklers on New Year’s Eve. Usually these letters and figures disappear into the night, but when we open the shutters of our cameras wide, we can capture the light patterns forever. The result is similar to Constell.ation.
The red arches are plastic tubes lit from within by LED lights that further accentuate their color. The simple architectural elements can be adjusted to the specifics of the environment in which they are placed. Sometimes the arches appear almost royal, other times they refer to Amsterdam’s beautifully lit bridges or, as a result of their distinctive red color, to the infamous Red Light District.

What Constell.ation does manage to do in every location is give visitors the impression that upon passing through the arches, they are entering into a physical space: a space in which everything appears to be different and where time seems to stand still. Whoever takes a photograph now will succeed in capturing this moment forever.

LIKEarchitects (Portugal)
Diogo Aguiar, João Jesus and Teresa Otto are the architecture practice LIKEarchitects. Using ephemeral installations as their primary medium, LIKEarchitects design spatial experiences and their work has been rewarded with the Archdaily Building of the Year 2010.
www.likearchitects.com

Taken in: Nederland / Noord-Holland / Amsterdam / De Jordaan (show map)

Taken on: December 15, 2014

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