NIGHT LIGHT 2023
Saturday, April 1 (Rain date: April 22)
Location: Buffalo Bayou East / Tony Marron Park (see map below)
Community Market: 7:30-10pm, Video Installations: 8-10pm
Free Admission, Suggested Registration
NIGHT LIGHT is a free annual event featuring video art along the Buffalo Bayou East trails. Presented by Buffalo Bayou Partnership and Aurora Picture Show, this year’s NIGHT LIGHT features new, site-specific media works by Houston artists Chap Edmonson, Jamie Robertson, and Input Output shown along a half-mile stretch of waterfront trails. Music, community food trucks, and vendors will be on site at Tony Marron Park beginning at 7:30pm, with the art works activated at 8pm. Join us for this festive, uniquely Houston experience! Please wear sturdy footwear suitable for uneven surfaces. Bikes are welcome, but please come prepared to secure them during the event if necessary. In the case of inclement weather, this event will take place on Saturday, April 22, 7:30–10pm. (Above image: Night Light 2022, Timing by Julia Barbosa Landois. Photo by Julian Kane.)
Market:
Music provided by DJ Gracie Chavez, food trucks Mi Patio and Exotic Wings will be there, and adult beverages are provided by St. Arnold Brewing Company and Watertight Cocktails (while supplies last). Market vendors include Tex Brimstone (hot sauce), Ju Juice, Aislyns, Barkin Bakery, Pronto Creations, Juicy Juice, Cujo Colins, Rose Pug Honey, Clawtel (pickled jalapenos), Sandra Jasso, BellaMex, Las Pekosas Micheladas, Las Tress Marias, Perry Designs, Bella Flour, and POPLIFE popcorn. There will also be “night beach” area with the Official Swimming Hole Band performing.
Installations:
PROTECTBYE⦁YOUPROTECT by Jamie Robertson
This installation on a bayou dock utilizes archival footage of alligators and snapping turtles, the sounds of crickets and frogs, and text and computer-generated voices informing attendees of the significance of the waterway and the etymology of the word “bayou.” An accompanying video work places the archetype of the siren/mermaid as a protector of the bayou.
Daisy's Gate by Chap Edmonson
This bridge installation explores themes of identity, tradition, afro-futurism, and meditative reflection. The title inspired by the artist’s great-grandmother Daisy Crear, Daisy’s Gate merges elements of AI, animation, family photos, and medieval church stained-glass windows in a vibrant, kaleidoscopic visual environment that encourages thoughtful contemplation of culture and memory.
Luminous Playground by Input Output
Utilizing the facade of a pavilion at Tony Marron Park, this interactive audiovisual activation blends retro arcade game elements with rhythm-based gameplay. Dynamic, large-scale visual projections are mapped to the space and, along with synchronized sound elements, respond to the movements and gestures of attendees.
Location:
Market and trail entrances are located at Tony Marron Park – 808 N. York St. Houston, TX 77003
Parking is located directly across York Street from the park.
(Note that there will be downtown traffic congestion that evening.)
