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Out & About #493 | WATERLICHT

10/12/2018

 
What is WATERLICHT? You may ask.
I hadn't the foggiest idea either until a friend made us aware of the event. orangecane is away on vacation, so it was up to me to determine whether it would be a hit or miss, based off of promotional images.

It seemed interesting enough. Thus, I remained within the core after work hours to join the group in their bizarre endeavour.
​The event was set to commence at 7 PM, but engaging in activities with a large group meant inevitable delays (read: wasted time). I idled at CoCo until quarter to six - approximately thirty-five minutes later than I had anticipated. It wasn't until 6 PM that the group slowly began to process their sausage orders at WVRST.
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With DAY6's Youth Tour nearing, I opted to cut costs by bringing a packed meal. Exotic meats and duck fat fries weren't all that appealing to me. Neither was the loud, dingy environment and utter lack of hooks.
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If it wasn't apparent enough, the choice of venue did not fall within my preferences.
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​We arrived at the outdoor exhibit just before 8 PM.
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​The Bentway, otherwise known as the upgraded underside of the Gardiner Expressway, is a common location for events nowadays. To be frank, it was nothing more to me than concrete blocks surrounded by tall weeds. Such areas notorious gathering spots for the homeless, though I suppose the high volume of traffic, event staff, and security personnel had kept them at bay for the evening.
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​WATERLICHT combined synthetic gusts of smoke with beams of blue LEDs, yielding a ripple effect reminiscent of water. The intent was to draw attention to "climate change" and "rising sea levels", but, as far as I could see, the meaning behind the piece was clouded and obscure. It was nowhere as beautiful as the scene I had envisioned.
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​Various platforms surrounding the exhibit enabled visitors to grasp a better view of the aritifical stream at different elevations. 
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​Should anyone inquire my opinion, the Dutch piece was ultimately anticlimactic, albeit its complimentary admission. Cozying up to Hard Carry S2 replays in the comfort of my own home would have been the informed decision.
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​In hindsight, I should be thankful that the evening temperatures were milder than that of the morning. I also discovered that McDonald's newly-launched Apple Crumble Sundae wasn't half bad either.

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