'Play' at the Liverpool River of Light Festival
The concept of ‘play’ in art taps into creativity, interaction and exploration. In many artistic contexts play allows for freedom from conventional structures and enables both artists and audiences to engage in experimental, often collaborative experiences. This last week, Liverpool hosted the ‘River of Light’ festival again and this year's theme was play. It features twelve large-scale, interactive light installations along the city’s waterfront. The artworks have been designed and produced by artists around the globe; produced to inspire creativity, interaction and joy. I visited the festival and started the 3km art trail at the Bunch of Tulips . This artwork by Koros Design inflates tulips to a monumental size, recalling the historical 'tulipmania' of the 1630s. The colourful installation combines elements of pop art, where the sheer quantity, size and colour of the tulips reflect and celebrates both the flowers beauty and consumer culture of mass consumption. The tulip...