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Dec

The Art of Light: Fête des Lumières

by Meredith Mullins on December 8, 2014

Lyon Hotel de Ville during Fête des Lumières, light installations that show the art of light (Photograph © Meredith Mullins)

The Lyon Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) is transformed through the art of light.
Lighting Design by Gilbert Coudène & Etienne Guiol
Photograph © Meredith Mullins

The Illuminating Light Installations of Lyon

As soon as darkness falls, electricity pulses through the city. More than 70 light installations come to life, and thousands of revelers buzz in the streets. Energy is everywhere. Read more...

Meredith Mullins 4 Comments

France/Innovations/On Foot/The World's Art & Design

Oct

Creative Expression in the Name of Fun

by Meredith Mullins on October 1, 2014

The vélocipèdes, creative expression with bicycles at funfairs, part of the Musée des Arts Forains (Photo © Meredith Mullins)

The oldest carousel at the Musée des Arts Forains in Paris
Photo © Meredith Mullins

The Art of Funfairs and Carnivals

The sights and smells of carnivals and funfairs are layered deep in memory.

We remember . . . Read more...

taking pride in choosing our favorite horse on the carousel
eating airy sugar in cotton candy clouds
digging deep to find our inner superman, someone capable of winning the largest and furriest of the stuffed animals
living for the heart-stopping, stomach-spinning rides

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France (Paris)/The World's Art & Design

Sep

Mexican Culture: Moments of Note in Miniature

by Sheron Long on September 24, 2014

Miniature diorama of a harvest celebration opens a window into Mexican culture. (Image © Sheron Long)

How Long Can a Summer in Mexico Last?

A lifetime. When you step into another culture, rarely do you leave without life-changing, long-lasting experiences.

Certainly, that was the case during the summer I spent studying abroad in Mexico. One day, I stopped to admire this tiny scene of a harvest celebration—

the corn stalks scratching the sky,

the central beast of burden,

families thankful for the bounty of the crop.

I bought the miniature scene for the beauty of the Mexican folk art, but I came to love it for the thankful moment it symbolizes. A moment of note. Read more...

Sheron Long 6 Comments

Crossing Cultures/Mexico/Study Abroad/The World's Art & Design

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