Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Rainbow



I had the privilege of going to Amsterdam during the month of December while I was abroad this past quarter. During this month they had an event called, "Amsterdam Light Festival". The light festival has different pieces of art featuring artists around the world. Each artist brings a concept and message to their piece. This bridge of the rainbow symbolizes the open-mindedness and diversity of the community in Amsterdam. I took this picture at around midnight while roaming the streets of this amazing city. This spoke to me because the reflection of the light onto the water was breath-taking. As you can tell, not all the colors of the rainbow spectrum are part of the art. However, the reflection of what seem to be LED lights create a beautiful sight. It's shocking to see how the smallest light(purple) is reflecting the most color onto the water. This picture doesn't even begin to capture the magnitude of these lights and how powerful they are. I remember seeing the buildings surrounding this piece of art glowing at night. This is just one of the numerous art works created by lighting that have been placed around the city of Amsterdam. I highly recommend anyone in Europe during the winter time to go check all the beautiful art work especially as it is always bringing in new artists.

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