A couple of weeks ago, I attended Astra Lumina, a temporary light exhibition in Los Angeles. I’d first seen the ads for it on Instagram, and I was keen to go. That said, I bought the $38 USD ticket and, along with my sister and partner, we headed out for the first slot of the night (18h00) to check it out.
Photo Booth opportunity
There were a total of nine installations, with mini-shows lasting anywhere from 2-3 minutes. Lights oscillated, scintillated, and glowed bright in the night. Some of the installations reminded me of being in outer space, or in a sci-fi film like Star Trek, or in another dimension. Definitely otherworldly, to say the least!
Astra Archway
Falling Stars
Stardust Rays
The circuit to see all nine installations was a total of one mile (1.6 km), and we decided to loop around again to make our money’s worth: whereas our first loop had been devoid of most people (i.e. not as many people), by the second loop it was packed! We weaved through the crowds to see the installations again, before managing to catch an Uber back home– by 19h00, there was a long line of cars backed up out of the parking lot and street!
Celestial Trail
Cosmic Choir
Astral Genesis
Rise of the Stars
Overall, it was a lovely time, but I wouldn’t say that it was worth paying $38 USD for. Had it been a bit cheaper, like $20 USD, I would’ve been a bit more impressed. But after all, it was a temporary light exhibition (and the first in the US!), so it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that I was glad to have checked out. And along with good company, it made the night fun!
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Good idea for an outing. It seems that there are more of these light shows at night. Is it technical progress or changing tastes of the audience? It also seems to be associated with long winter evenings, although the cold is a deterrent.
It’s a technical progress! I think the idea of setting up lights in the winter offers that magical glow to it all!