Lightscape Turns BBG Into a Nighttime Art Trail
At a Glance
- What
Lightscape 2023
- When
- Selected nights, November 17, 2023-January 1, 2024
- Where
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- Experience
An approximately one-mile outdoor route with light installations, music, and seasonal refreshments.
- Coverage
- Explore coverage
- Details
- What to Know
TheNakedNYC coverage
TheNakedNYC documented the 2023 Lightscape route through Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
Photo Gallery
Submergence contains suspended blue and white lights around the walkway. TheNakedNYC
What to Know
Eighteen Installations Along the Route
More than one million lights formed an 18-installation trail. Brooklyn Botanic Garden presented the event with Sony Music, with production by Culture Creative and work from international artists and studios.
Light You Could Walk Through
Squidsoup's Submergence surrounded visitors with suspended blue and white points of light. On the Cherry Esplanade, ITHACA Studio's Sea of Light spread moving sequences of blue, purple, and white across nearly 100,000 square feet.
Botanical Drawings on Living Trees
Novak projected illustrations from the Garden's archive onto three century-old horse chestnut trees. The images reached approximately 22 feet high, placing historical plant drawings directly on living trunks.
A Star Above the Path
Studio Vertigo's Supernova rose 24 feet in the form of a Moravian star, with mist around its illuminated structure. Elsewhere, colored branches, fountains, and pond reflections extended the installations into the landscape.
A Soundtrack With Brooklyn Roots
Music varied along the route, from Taylor Swift and Elton John to Philip Glass and the Viter Ukrainian Folk Choir. A section marking hip-hop's 50th anniversary included Mos Def, MC Lyte, and Digable Planets.
Food Along the Walk
Seasonal stands offered hot drinks and snacks. The 2023 menu included hot buttered rum, doughnuts, and a s'mores dessert served in a jar.
