Nuit Blanche

My experiences with Nuit Blanche every year are basically the same - tonnes of build-up; extreme letdown. Every year features more and more people than the last, most of whom are out to see the spectacle of the city being open all night, as opposed to actually appreciate art. 

But since every year I say I'm going to look up specific installations and travel around to them rather than aimlessly wander all night and see where I end up, and every year I fail to do so, I guess I can't complain. 

The large crowds make it really hard to navigate anywhere or stop to look at anything for too long, and when I do get a chance, I find a lot of of the works pretty random ... (and not necessarily in a good way.) 

Like this one: 

"Meeting Point: After a planner whose search for new forms pays tribute to existing and familiar places."

Whereas I was like, "There's a giant brick of cheese in that field!"

However, one of my favourite creations of the night was Matt King's Streetfigher II: 

Performers play an altered Nintendo game with modified controllers that play instruments and run a video projection.

                   Incredible! 

I would have never thought it would be possible to rewire a Nintendo keyboard to hook up to a drum set and a keyboard. Duking it out Streetfighter style while playing musical instruments is kinda legendary. 

Video games and music in combination this way is a really awesome remixing of art forms, something more classic with something more contemporary.