31.3 FLOW

A light and water installation on the reinforced-concrete pedestrian bridge in Kronvalda Park temporarily transforms the familiar landscape. Water flows through a closed circulation system and UV light illuminates it, creating the impression of continuous movement. The bridge changes from an everyday crossing into an unexpected event, experienced by each viewer at a different moment.

This is a light artwork in the Art Academy of Latvia student programme. The exhibition of works by students of the Latvian Academy of Arts forms part of the artistic narrative of Kronvalda Park route of light “Awaken!”. The works encourage visitors to pause, notice their surroundings and become aware of their own presence. Breath, conversation, an impulse of light, the flow of people and the temporary transformation of a familiar place create a transition from an individual moment to a shared experience.