Nocturne 2017

Nocturne is an annual art festival that takes place on an evening in October, with various pieces of static or performance art scattered around both Dartmouth and Halifax. I went over to take some photos, as I have for the last few years. As always, I only managed to take in a small portion of the various pieces throughout the city.

Nature wasn't about to be outdone, and put on this sunset show which we caught from the ferry.

Not part of the festival, but the Alexander took on a golden hue while under construction.

"To Air is Human" consisted of pieces of white cloth hung around the boardwalk by Sands at Salter.

Chris Titus blowing glass at the Garrison Brewery.

The Halifax Circus put on a fire show next to the United Church on Barrington Street.

"Sky,Pink,Blue" involved a fog machine and some lighting set up in the Public Gardens. The fog was coloured, but I converted this to black and white.

"Red Green Blue", another piece in the Public Gardens.

"Night nigh lightbulb" at the band stand in the Public Gardens.

"Trophy", at the Alderney Ferry Terminal.

Nocturne 2016

Some of my photos from Nocturne 2016:

A harvest moon rises behind HMCS SACKVILLE.

The Wave at night.

"Requiem for Radio".

Emma Fitzgerald at Pier 21. 

Emma Fitzgerald's show was also captured on video and projected onto the bridge over the road in front of Pier 21.

"Barometer Falling" on the 5th floor of the Halifax Central Library. 

The stairs and walkways in the Halifax Central Library, with the lineup to head upstairs in the background. The elevators were broken.

"In Defence of Libraries".

"In Defence of Libraries".

"Chroma" in St. Matthew's United Church on Barrington Street.

"Chroma" in St. Matthew's United Church on Barrington Street.

Nocturne 2015

I have meant for years to head over to Halifax for Nocturne (art at night), but in previous years I never managed. This year, after being spurred on by a friend, I finally made it. It had begun to rain around opening time at 6:00, but by the time we arrived at 8:30 it had stopped and did not start again. With no hope of seeing all the various exhibits, we started at Pier 21 and then headed north to see as many as we could. 

A lot of the art exhibited at Nocturne has a performance aspect, and still photography can not fully convey the experience, but it is still fun to get out and experiment. Where applicable, I will label the photos with the site numbers that appear in the Nocturne Exibit Map on their website.

Site 307: Sun Ship Machine Gun (Metallurgy I) at Fort Massey United Church. A movie was set to music. I would have liked to stay longer, but needed to keep moving.

Site 206: Nocturne at Pier 21. Two projectors lit up the elevated pedway with looped animations.

Pier 21: These chairs are showing signs of the rain earlier in the evening.

The statue of Samuel Cunard in the seaport.

Site 212: Nocturnes on Silk on the former helipad near Bishop's Landing. 

Site 212: Nocturnes on Silk. Artist Holly Carr and pianist Jennifer King partnered for this live art display.

Site 209: Sculpture Nova Scotia displayed in the parking lot at the foot of Salter Street all week preparing this and other sculptures. This particular piece is by Mark Herrington from Maine.

I would be remiss if I didn't throw in a photo of HMCS SACKVILLE lit up. Lens flare can be so annoying!

Site 106: Argyle Fine Art showcased artwork by Jan Davison and Kim Danio.

Site 300: The ferris wheel on Citadel Hill. The view must have been astounding, but the lineup was reportedly a one-and-a-half hour wait. We passed.

Site 300: Possibly due to the high demand, the ferris wheel stopped to load every car, so it was never moving for very long. It was a challenge to capture the wheel spinning in a long exposure, even some that were 25 seconds long. After several attempts, and with careful timing, I managed it with this 5 second exposure.

A light inside the Halifax Public Gardens lights up this spider's web on the exterior fence.

In the car on the way home, I tried some of my own "Art at Night". I think these were the lights approaching the tolls of the MacKay Bridge. 

That's it for my images of Nocturne 2015. Here's hoping I manage to make it out in 2016!