The Crystal City by Donna Ong (Singapore)

The skyline of a glass city stretches horizontally into the distance as clear turrets of glass rise vertically. Amber lights shine through their faceted surfaces, creating amorphous patterns that shift and change as the lights dim and brighten. This illusion of a glass city is created using ordinary everyday objects as crystal bottles, jars, cups, bowls and decanters.



To me, this artwork is an interesting design idea for a restaurant. :) Don't you think?

* part of the texts are taken from from the Night Festival's Event Guide

The Beginning by Sun Yu-Li (Singapore)

So that night, is a night of beauty.

After I went out from the Museum through the side door, and saw the Tree right away, I only need to glance to my left and there I see this little beauty sitting pretty right under the Banyan Tree.



The Beginning is a stainless steel sculpture with LED lights; the spiral form of which resembles a massive DNA model glowing in the night. Sun Yu-Li adopts the approach "sculpture as a place", in which the work incites the viewer to moce or explore within its space.





* part of the texts are taken from from the Night Festival's Event Guide

The Tree by FARM (Singapore)

This very cool looking structure (it reminds me of something, but I couldn't remember what. Maybe some science fiction movie, or the Transformers?) meant to be an interpretation of the National Museum's Banyan Tree.

It is made out of several interlocking frames with lights that pulsates gently in the night. Hanging microphones simulating that of aerial roots will detect environmental sounds and alter the lighting nature of The Tree-- glowing intensely and dimming down with the rising and falling sound levels.

This installation will inspire people to slow down, take a breather and simply bask in this recreation of nature's wonder.

And if you wonder what does the infamous Banyan Tree that inspired this particular artwork, see image below. And pardon me for the blurry image. It's the camera, not me. :)



* part of the texts are taken from from the Night Festival's Event Guide

Singapore Night Festival 2009

This is my most awaited events of the year, after the Opening of Singapore Art Festival 2009, which is not as good as I expected it to be. Not nearly as good as the Waterfools last year.

*sigh*

But I still have hopes for this year's Singapore Night Festival, and hope that there will be something nearly as nice (or nicer) that Studio Festi's beautiful, stunning and magical performance last year.



So do watch out for Singapore Night Festival 2009, coming this week, on Friday and Saturday; 10-11 July 2009 from 8 pm to 2 am.

A warm, beautiful and magical night is guaranteed! :D But I believe it's going to be really crowded also. As usual. :P