Hong Kong lights up for Lumieres festival
(Artdaily.org)

Glowing cartoon Inuits tumbled down Hong Kong`s post office building and a forest of illuminated bamboo rods lit up the city centre as part of a visit by France`s famous Lumieres festival. Local and international artists joined the extension of Lyon`s Fête des Lumières in a city well known for its ubiquitous neon signs, giant billboards, flashy skyscrapers and a nightly harbourfront light show. The three-night show, which launched Thursday, saw light creations beamed onto some of Hong Kong`s landmark heritage buildings, with other installations brightening shopping areas and parks. Local artist Keith Lam said the festival went some way to addressing Hong Kong`s lack of publicly accessible artworks. `The streets and the public spaces in Hong Kong are so tight and dense and there are so many people, so it`s a challenge to do public art,` Lam told AFP. Hong Kong currently lacks a world class art museum, and marquee