By Jordan Bailey
- Photo by Jordan Bailey.
Flux Night, an evening of art and experimentation by Flux Projects, lit up the Castleberry Hill Arts District with projections, light installations, performance and multimedia art from emerging and established Atlanta creatives.
The digital graffiti of Suzette Guy and Jacob Abramson could be seen projected on a buildings from blocks away, giving the traditional graffiti art a unique literal twist as the illuminated words and shapes moved and changed over the night. With the help of a live DJ, crowds of friends and strangers were prompted to interact with one another as well as the art itself, dancing with each other in front of the projections.
In similar fashion, SCAD’s own Ben Rollins provided an “immersive space for viewers” by projecting video archives and surrounding viewers with live Sacred Harp singing — a 200 year old uniquely Southern tradition. In what appeared to be the only installation with a waiting line, attendees were invited to enter the hollow-square of the shape note singers and thus immersed, the visual aspect in the 15 foot screens displaying film of times past was enhanced by the intensity of the choral singing. Intended to evoke feelings of nostalgia and days of old, the installation itself is not easily forgotten. Unique even by Flux standards, the line which snaked out of the door and into the street was a testament to its intrigue.
The art, however, was not confined to the walls of buildings, either inside or outside. Interactive street performances of car crashes, 23-minute long, repeating dance performances as well as live models in a fabricated bedroom scene are but a few of the other pieces which continued through the night. Even the culinary arts had pieces for sale as food trucks lined the sidewalks featuring waffle cones, polish dogs and Atlanta-favorite, King of Pops.
Flux Night is a one-night public event. For more information, visit http://www.fluxprojects.org.
