Light Matrix (Auckland Theatre Company), 2016
Auckland Theatre Company, Auckland, New Zealand
Leo Villareal’s Light Matrix (Auckland Theatre Company) is made up of 8,260 LEDs incased in channels. The artworks spans 29 metres and runs across three floors of the building. Villareal describes it as a sculpture to be explored. The public is welcome to come inside, take time with the artwork when the theatre is open. With the glazed façade the artwork is also viewable when the theatre is closed. For Villareal the ability of an artwork to connect people and draw them together is a vital part of public art. He enjoys museums and art galleries but says, “dragging art out and making it part of people’s everyday lives is really important.”