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Toronto’s Trillium Park at Ontario Place is lit with beautiful displays for free as part of Lumière: The Art of Light event this spring.
Lumière, which was formerly the Winter Light Exhibition, is an outdoor exhibition where visitors can experience the beauty of light art pieces developed by artists from across the province until May 7.
The park is illuminated under the theme of “renewal,” celebrating the change of seasons from winter to spring.
Guests of all ages are free to roam the entire park and take in the captivating art pieces. The exhibition includes 16 detailed displays and each piece has a supporting descriptive panel which outlines the artists involved and their vision for the piece. Some pieces use light and structure as their art form, while others include sound.
One intriguing exhibit with sound is the Aeolian Soundscape, which features an aeolian harp that produces a harmonious noise.
The piece, by John Nguyen, Nicholas Hoban, and Brady Peters, leverages the windy landscape of the park to create an interactive musical harp through the use of a reciprocal frame structure.
The structure accentuates the nighttime experience at the park with its fluorescent nylon strings and UV painted lamellae structures, coupled with Black LED lighting.
Disco Wall, by Nate Nettleton, captures the attention of many with its vibrant display. The iridescent acrylic prism, which houses a wall of spinning disco balls, responds to Lumière’s theme of “Renewal” through material and movement.
The installation’s focal point is a product that is symbolically representative of celebration: the disco ball. This piece allows guests to experience art in a different method with the disco ball towers that rotate and reflect light and colour, illuminating their surroundings.
Umbra Transit, by Melissa Joakim, is an illuminated interactive piece that uses real-time data to track the changes of the sun and moon as they cycle through their pathways in the sky.
During the day, the large flower structure acts as a sundial and by night, it’s an electric moon dial, showing the changing seasons, phases and locations of the sun and moon.
Guests can engage with the exhibit by walking up to it, triggering a glow of colourful lighting effects.
Details about the other exhibits at the park can be found here.
Lumière: The Art of Light is open daily from dusk until 11 p.m. and a cozy bonfire is scheduled for Fridays and Saturdays from 6 to 11 p.m. On now until May 7.
