HAZEL & FROG TWISSELL

Illuminated swinging balls on pendulums are suspended over water to magnify the effect, which is quite hypnotic. At first they swing together, then quickly go out of sync into interesting patterns. The patterns then repeat with the colours changing after each complete cycle.

Hazel is an embedded systems engineer working on a tracking system for rescue and fire fighting aircraft. Off work she’s involved in theatre and plays drums in Samba de Sol.

Created with help from Xan Twissell

CHRISTOPHER VINE

This work features strings of LEDs strung on bamboo poles up to 12 metres long, and fastened to waratahs sunk into the Queens Gardens’ pond.

Christopher Vine is a retired architect and potter, well known for his championing of Nelson’s heritage. He is the oldest artist in Light Nelson this year.

JOHN-PAUL POCHIN, DR KAY SNEDDON, LOCAL KAYAN WEAVERS

This is a collaborative project representing the integration of the former refugees from Burma into the Nelson community. The Kayan weavers created ceremonial banners incorporating conductive thread allowing electronics and LEDs to be sewn in. The tungs surround a ‘campfire’ and react using patterns of light to the music played by musicans from different cultures in our community, including Kayan musicians playing instruments made in the refugee camps from whatever waste materials could be found.  
John-Paul Pochin is a digital artist, photographer and was one of the Light Nelson founders. Dr. Kay Sneddon founded the Sukita project to preserve the art and handicrafts of refugee and migrant cultures.

Weavers: Mu Bar, Mu Lar, Ma Li

Bamboo builders: Mark Soper, Maung Hla Pan, Shar Reh, Mom Mi, La Bu Pan, La Per, Ross Sneddon, Karl Wulff, John-Paul Pochin

Sewers and solderers: Faye Wulff, Penny Sturrock, Erica Leather, Amy Hofman, Julie Catchpole, Betty Sinclair, Moana Lee, Mark Soper, Sarah Reeling, Ros Pochin, Jonathan Neill, Chris Mason, Tammy Reynolds,  Maria Julkunen, Galoyan Newport, Gerald Hargreaves, Mary Hargreaves, Elizabeth Mead, Te Aroha Knox, Tania Marsdenm, Arlene Akhlag, Ronnie Martin, Judith Gerritsa, Maria Rollin, Gregory Meister, John-Paul Pochin

Musicians: Li Lina, Law Ren, Ma Li, La Ngi, Moe Noi, Mu Phou Pete Rainey, Jane Fisher, Kyi Win Htain, Leo Barrer, Roger Sanders, Sophie Cooper, Jarden Crafar, Tanya Nock, Antonia, Greg Douche

Camplight Concept Artwork: Jaree Jaimook

Kayan and Thai Interpreters and coordinators: Zember Peh and Kay Sneddon

A big thank you to Community Art Works (Faye and Karl) for all the help and providing a space where we could all come together and work on this project.

ELPARO

French sculptor and graffiti artist Elparo specialises in structures created from recycled wood, often final act of beauty for the wood before it ends its working life. For light Nelson his Shapedshift is a night and day installation around the pathway in the Queens Gardens. Walk through the wood tunnel during the day, and at night see it shift into neon string art.

Elparo is spending a year in New Zealand and has walked the Te Araroa Trail and created work for festivals such as CubaDupa.