JON BAXTER

Baxter is one of our invited artists this year. The work features a digital mapping of NMIT’s old technical institute building in Hardy Street. The building is illuminated with digital imagery that includes Nelson’s famous son Lord Earnest Rutherford at work in his laboratory…

ANNA MCMEEKEN

Luminous string glowing in the darkness, a tingle of creative energy brushes against your skin. Colour surrounds your every sense as the path ahead twists and turns. Visitors can enter through the creative gateway by weaving in and out of the glowing string. As they come to the end of their journey it will soon become clear that the path of learning is never straight.

McMeeken explores the creative energy that flows throughout NMIT, where she is a student.

MARK BROAD & SUSAN FRANCIS

Inspired by the Dr Seuss story The Lorax, Broad and Francis create a subtly lit tableau to enchant adults and children alike. With the ironic use of books to represent trees, Unless emphasises the need to care for our natural environment.

The artists are local residents currently studying Arts and Media at NMIT.

This year Light Nelson invited guest artists – Daniel Belton used to live here, was made an Arts Laureate last year, lives in Dunedin and shows his work widely overseas.

OneOne has captivated audiences in Buenos Aires, Amsterdam, Bangalore and Prague  with its digital cinema projection and sound of taonga puoro (Maori musical instruments). Most recently it has been installed and performed at the Aarhus Festuge, Denmark, and in Rome at Immaginare La Danza.

This work is in the NMIT Johnny Cash theatre.