Overview
Waterlight Graffiti is just as the name describes: when water touches a blank, black canvas made up of thousands of small LED lights, they illuminate and glow brighter as more water is applied, giving the effect of graffiti (sans toxic paint).
The water is spritzed using an environmentally-friendly atomiser which will be handed out to exhibition goers who want to have a go at creating their own masterpiece on the wall. It's a new kind of urban art which is sustainable, interactive and encourages a appreciation of architecture in cities around the world.
The simple yet effective idea has been brought to New Zealand on a world tour by creative director Antonin Fourneau who wanted to create the fluidity of water as a natural element and juxtapose it with structural man-made technology.
The exhibition is especially exciting on rainy days as the canvas shows radiant firework-like displays.
For a one-off experience to spray some walls in the CBD (legally) head down to Aotea Square between the August 3-21. And it's absolutely free too.