Post 42: Fête des Lumières, Lyon, France, Part 2

   I saw the second Architectural show on the first day too, but went back the next day to talk to the two young Artists again and do a video on a tripod. It was at the "Théatre des Célestins":

which has seen impressive shows over the years:

   The idea this year was to be interactive with the public, and the façade was turned into a simplified pin ball machine with a console where people took turns playing:

 The public apparently loved it, but the Artistic value was in my opinion rather limited, and it became quickly boring to watch, with only a red curtain opening at the beginning, and vegetation growing at the end:
               "Urban Flipper"

  The third true Architectural projection was on the "Gare Saint Paul":

which had also seen impressive shows in past years:

   This year, it was also an interactive show with a large touch screen where the public could choose a theme, colors, and patterns:

   I was the first in line that second night, and the possibilities seemed rather limited. There were long interruptions between "players", as things had to be explained again, and numerous computer glitches. There were a lot of choices and combinations, so it was more interesting than the pinball machine to me, but too slow and with long interruptions. Not much true Art there either, as most people didn't know what to do, and no story at all:
      "Gare Saint Paul 1"
                     "Gare Saint Paul 2"