As part of Radiance, Glasgow first festival of light, we proposed another approach to the city's street lighting. We switched off the
streetlights on one street and replaced two of the lights with theatre follow spots, letting passers-by transform the street into a stage.
A simple intervention creates a witty, inter-active moment, somewhere between spectacle and surveillance.
"Like a scene from a David Lynch film, as you stood in the circle of light you were instantly transformed into performer and participant.
Such a simple gesture seems almost furtive in its ability to resist yet contain spectacle. This subtle yet dramatic intervention was one
of the highlights of Radiance."
Kathy Battista, in her review of Radiance for Art and Architecture Journal, number 65.
Radiance