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he Willow Street bus shelter in central Tauranga has a chequered history, but artist Sara Hughes (left) hopes her interactive, colourful art installation, Midnight Sun, will shift the public’s opinion of the troubled site. The artwork launched during Matariki, and its intent is to bring beauty, light and a feeling of warmth and safety into the city centre during a season of new beginnings.
GUIDING LIGHT A stunning new interactive artwork, unveiled during Matariki, will bring its warm glow to a humble bus shelter – and to passersby – in Tauranga. PH OTOS S U PPLI E D
Suspended above the Willow Street bus shelter and wrapping around Tauranga Art Gallery to Wharf Street, Midnight Sun is comprised of 96 panels of glass which create a 260-square-metre corridor of coloured light on the footpath below. As clouds pass overhead, hues of pink and gold will flicker on the pavement, bathing passers-by in a warm glow. At night, Midnight Sun will be lit to simulate the luminosity of sunset and bring beauty – and safety – to the bus stop and surrounding area. Sara, an established and dynamic artist whose works grace public and private spaces across Australasia, tells UNO more about her creative process and what inspired her to create Midnight Sun.
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