Saturday, 1 June 2019

Light place, light time

    By Daisy Hudson
    1. Regions
    2. Queenstown
    The bright and bold Flame Entertainment Fairies
    The bright and bold Flame Entertainment Fairies
    Cousins Mason Templeton (3) and Nikau Templeton-Stevens (4), of Albert Town, stand in front of...
    Cousins Mason Templeton (3) and Nikau Templeton-Stevens (4), of Albert Town, stand in front of James Russell’s Lightfield.
    The extended Frew clan of Katikati were in Queenstown celebrating a 70th, a 21st and a 13th...
    The extended Frew clan of Katikati were in Queenstown celebrating a 70th, a 21st and a 13th birthday and happened upon Luma. Sisters Dakota (12, left) and Tagan (14) record the moment at Shish-Ka-Buoy by Angus Muir Design.
    Che McPherson, of Queenstown, captures coloured lights in the trees at Luma.
    Che McPherson, of Queenstown, captures coloured lights in the trees at Luma.
    A child interacts with Trilogy by SILO and Angus Muir Design.
    A child interacts with Trilogy by SILO and Angus Muir Design.
    Light filters through Yelena Filipchuk and Serge Beaulieu’s installation Hybycozo.
    Light filters through Yelena Filipchuk and Serge Beaulieu’s installation Hybycozo.
    Fairies dance in the rose garden, among Angus Muir’s Squiggle.
    Fairies dance in the rose garden, among Angus Muir’s Squiggle.
    A couple snap a picture in front of James Russell’s Lightfield.
    A couple snap a picture in front of James Russell’s Lightfield.
    Festival-goers make their way along the path and into Queenstown Gardens.
    Festival-goers make their way along the path and into Queenstown Gardens.

    From frolicking fluoro fairies to monsters in the deep, the minute the sun went down Queenstown Gardens was transformed into a lit-up wonderland.

    The fourth annual Luma Light Festival began in the resort last night, showcasing dozens of light installations and close to 100 live performers.

    They included the bright and bold Flame Entertainment Fairies (pictured), who returned after dazzling the crowd at last year’s festival. 

    A projection of a tentacled sea monster on the garden pond also proved a hit.

    After a week of consistent rain and threats of snow, the skies cleared just in time for the first lights to be switched on about 5pm.

    The festival, which is expected to attract at least 50,000 people, runs until Monday night.

    PHOTOS: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

     

     

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