Aurora Borealis is not a video projection, but a permanent lighting installation and their movements over a building, inspired by the northern lights. This contemplative project is a life-sized artistic impression of nature's beauty.

Aurora Borealis is also the meeting of two creative minds, Robert Lepage and Martin Gagnon, long-time collaborators who namely joined forces to create the Image Mill.

The lights will turn on when the sun sets. As such, times may vary. On evenings that the Image Mill show is playing, the Aurora Borealis lights will come on a few minutes after projection ends.

Robert Lepage and Ex Machina will again exploit the lines of the Old Port grain silos, this impressive architecture structure, by permanently lighting them every night, for five years, from dusk until 11:30 pm.

They call it a contemplative work; an artistic impression of the magnitude and the beauty of nature according to Robert Lepage, designer and co-creator of the project.

Aurora Borealis is also the meeting of two artists, Robert Lepage and Martin Gagnon long-time collaborators on a multitude of projects, including The Image Mill™, ZuluTime and Elsinore.

For this project, the designers used green technologies that need very little maintenance; all the lights used are LED (Light-Emitting Diode) technology, known for its low energy consumption, its longevity and reliability.

For more information visit Aurora Borealis

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