Light Festival Turns Mexico City Into a Surreal Canvas Encarni Pindado and Tania Miranda - Fusion
go to original May 14, 2015

Alebrijes Light Festival (Fusion)

As night falls on Mexico City, the buildings suddenly crawl to life with a creepy assortment of fantastic creatures — from a psychedelic praying mantis, to a dancing skeleton.

It’s all part of the International Festival of Lights (FILUX), which last week blanketed the Mexican capital with shimmering light art in a project that seeks to reclaim public space by providing free, innovative and accessible art.

Festival organizers said they found Mexico City to be an architectural backdrop that light artists dream of.

“After visiting different festivals around the world, we decided to innovate and make a light festival with a Mexican touch, not only involving light projections on the facades of renowned buildings, but mixing Mexico’s rich cultural history to create a unique festival that has become the first of its kind,” said FILUX director David Di Bona.

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