I went to Nuit Blanche on Oct 1, but I'm really late posting. Wanted to do it earlier, but I got a Mac recently. We're still at the "getting to know you stage". Got some help from the Apple support desk earlier, so now I'm getting to grips with iPhoto.
So onwards. First of all, it was freezing cold that night. Whhhyy is it always freezing on NB night? I started the travels at my old U of T campus. Here are some pics of the Pharmacy building (I think). These weren't part of NB. I'm fairly sure they are a permanent installation in the building. I think they look like big, lovely pills.
I moved on to Hart House where I saw an installation about how hard it is to connect with people. At least, that's what I think I read in the statement. There were images projected onto the ceiling of people trying to give someone a kiss, but there was a space or something between the images so they never made contact.
I went outside and saw another projection on a wall. I'm not sure what the theme was because I didn't stay too long. Did I mention that it was freezing. I just snapped and ran.
Um, what came next... oh yeah.. more projections, this time in Queen's Park. Again, not sure what the story was because I didn't read the artist's statement. To me it looked like a bunch of people embarking on some sort of adventure. Mainly, I just thought it looked cool. And it was nice to see everyone collectively engrossed in something (as opposed to privately engrossed in their Blackberries).
Random pic of people dancing in the park...I chose the blurry pic on purpose to denote "action!" - cunning, yes? Yes! It's my blog people..
By now it was 11 pm or something, so lovely empty roads to walk in the middle of. Ok, maybe there wasn't free license to do that, but I did it anyway.
I made my way to Bay and Dundas and happened upon a couple of other things. First a projection (seemed to be the theme of my night) onto a streetcar. Was this the one called Riding the Rocket? Probably...
I thought this was really cute, this guy trying to get his dog to stay still enough to take a pic. So, of course, I had to take a pic of them myself. Sorry about the blur. I did something to the settings accidentally.
Then some flaming pics. Due to the odd camera settings I picked by mistake, the blazing spurts of flames turned into big plumes of light.
Then onwards to Nathan Philips square. There was an installation that was supposed to depict flight patterns or something, but I was quite disappointed by it. I think the concept was interesting, but I could think of a couple of different ways to stretch the idea and simplify the execution. But the light show was great!!
Random car plus music combo...
Light show on side of building...I think I've seen that on the building on other days too...must investigate at some point...
So here's where wonky camera setting came in handy. It blacked out the surrounding and highlighted the projected images (projections again!). It was so pretty I forgot to figure out what it was about. Plus it was cold.
A pic of the reflection of the projection onto the side of a shiny building, just because I thought it was cool...
Glow in the dark wolves. I think these were in Cloud Park. It's actually quite close to where I work, but it was the first time I'd ever been there. I should go down side streets more often.
Just a shot to show the crowds downtown. I think there might have been a game that night too, judging by all the jerseys I saw.
This is when I decided to head home. The crowds and cold finally got to me, so off I ran. Had to make sure that I didn't miss the last train anyway. But there was a tad more artwork to see. I caught a reel in the Bayview station.
A final art pic from the station itself. Both Shepard and Bayview were built with an arty angle. That should always be the goal! And that was the end of my night. All in all, some lovely scenes.
