A large-scale, luminescent art installation returns this weekend Mount Auburn Cemetery. Last year, in its debut, it attracted more than 8,000 visitors. Now, what started as an experiment, has been dubbed a holiday tradition.
After a successful debut last year,"Solstice: Reflections on Winter Light" returns to Mount Auburn Cemetery Dec. 9. with light and sound installations. Mount Auburn Cemetery commissioned MASARY Studios to create a series of installations across the grounds for the darkest nights of the year.
To do that, a small army of artists, technicians, and cemetery staff has been buzzing around the Mount Auburn’s grounds to transform its wooded landscapes and interior spaces into “Solstice.” Stephens said last year, the walkable concept was definitely an experiment. In 1831, Mount Auburn became the country's first “garden cemetery.” Its manicured beauty changed the way places of rest — which could be seen as sad or creepy — were designed and perceived. Now people flock here throughout the seasons to pay respect to its 100,000 buried residents, or to just meander through Mount Auburn's 175 acres, during the day. But with “Solstice,” they're allowed to enter after the sun sets.
Okerstrom-Lang said this other-worldly work was a fan favorite in 2022. “It's an invitation to have an intimate approach to something that is so distant and cosmic,” he explained. “Solstice” is the largest event ever produced by Mount Auburn. An orchestra of creatives make the sound, light and performance piece come to life. Okerstrom-Lang's firmcreated kaleidoscopic animations that will be projected onto Bigelow Chapel accompanied by a soundtrack featuring two newly commissioned pieces of music.
Wander back down the hill, and you'll encounter Phase Garden, a mind-boggling installation that features 12 light and sound towers arranged in a wide circle. Okerstrom-Lang's team uses math, software and cutting edge media instruments to channel what he described as cosmic rhythms. “These forces that are around us that we can't necessarily feel directly or see,” he said, “and this is an attempt to funnel that down, and give that offering of these beautiful things that give us life.
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