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June 25, 2022 - Providence, RI, USA: Bonfires lit on the Providence River during the WaterFire celebration.
Many thanks for your views and comments! Made it in EXPLORE! on June 28, 2022. Thank you so much! ♥
WaterFire in Providence, Rhode Island, is a spectacular event held on Saturday nights throughout the summer with each event attended by enormous crowds that line the confluence of three rivers in order to watch the spectacle of over 100 fires blazing all along the water, punctuated by beautiful music easily heard throughout the length of the streams. www.waterfire.org/
This couple arrived early to WaterFire in Providence, RI, and found a nice sunlit spot for peaceable contentment prior to the festivities.
This Waterfire was dedicated to remembering veterans.
There are 20 braziers lit on the water and torches placed
along the railing surrounding the basin .
While one gondolier was out piloting the gondola along the FireWater waterways, the other stood sentinel on the boating dock to secure the gondola when it returned.
WaterFire Kansas City is a unique, multi-sensory experience of music, fire and water. Now in its seventh year, the moving art installation features beautiful floating bonfires on Brush Creek.
A7R + Zeiss FE 55mm F1.8
lots of ambient light thrown off by these fires, but this is near pitch dark in providence, ri. nice colors out of the a7riv, which is not the most nimble low-light operator
Falò galleggianti che bruciano dal tramonto a mezzanotte, fluttuanti sulle acque del Tevere, accompagnati da musiche e coreografie tra Ponte Sisto e Ponte Mazzini sulle rive del Tevere.
Arriva per la prima volta (21 e 22 Settembre 2012) in Europa WaterFire, spettacolo di falò galleggianti sulle acque del Tevere, accompagnati da musiche e coreografie del Moveable Space, della coreografa Linda Foster e dell’artista Robert Hammond. L’installazione, dell’artista americano Barnaby Evans, dedicata alle città d’acqua per rivalorizzare e trasformare in maniera creativa le aree fluviali, opera una deliberata giustapposizione degli elementi acqua e fuoco, simbolo della vita e della comunità fin dall'antichità. Lo spazio fra i due ponti in cui si svolge l’evento è uno spazio - “Piazza Tevere” - che l’Associazione Tevereterno Onlus, fondata dall’artista Kristin Jones, ha ridefinito come una “piazza virtuale”, dedicandola all’arte contemporanea e invitando grandi artisti a realizzare qui lavori site-specific, con l’obiettivo di riqualificare l'area attraverso attività culturali programmate. WaterFire è stato organizzato per la prima volta da Barnaby Evans nella città americana di Providence (Rhode Island) diciotto anni fa. L’iniziativa, una vera di “community-based art” in cui il pubblico è attivamente partecipe, in seguito al grande successo ottenuto, viene ripetuta stagionalmente per sette mesi senza pause e richiama oltre dieci milioni di spettatori. Proprio di recente l'opera si è aggiudicata il prestigioso premio Art Place America. Negli ultimi anni Barnaby Evans a ha apportato delle modifiche a WaterFire adattandolo ad altre città degli Stati Uniti, oltre che a Singapore, con l’ambizione di ottenere gli stessi risultati sociali, culturali ed economici sul tessuto urbano coinvolto.
First night of the 2013 Waterfire summer concert series on the river in Genoa Park in Columbus, OH. Baskets of wood are lit on fire in the river with a band playing on the steps below COSI museum.
This event has gotten a lot smaller since it started last year, but still very enjoyable - something about the sight and smell of fire and always a unique selection of music. I loved the sky fading from blue to total dakness behind this building.
October 5th, 2013
I would love to have another go at the Waterfire. Not incredibly happy with these but it is a start.
Info on the Waterfire:
"WaterFire Providence® is an independent, non-profit arts organization whose mission is to inspire Providence and its visitors by revitalizing the urban experience, fostering community engagement and creatively transforming the city by presenting WaterFire for all to enjoy.
This award-winning sculpture by Barnaby Evans installed on the three rivers of downtown Providence, has been praised by Rhode Island residents and international visitors alike as a powerful work of art and a moving symbol of Providence’s renaissance. WaterFire’s over eighty sparkling bonfires, the fragrant scent of aromatic wood smoke, the flickering firelight on the arched bridges, the silhouettes of the firetenders passing by the flames, the torch-lit vessels traveling down the river, and the enchanting music from around the world engage all the senses and emotions of those who stroll the paths of Waterplace Park. WaterFire has captured the imagination of over ten million visitors, bringing life to downtown, and revitalizing Rhode Island’s capital city.
Cited by the [Providence Journal] in 1997 as “the most popular work of art created in the capital city’s 371-year history” and by Friedrich St. Florian as the “crown jewel of the Providence renaissance,” WaterFire continues to grow and gain in popularity. Barnaby Evans created First Fire in 1994 as a commission to celebrate the tenth anniversary of First Night Providence. In June 1996, Evans created Second Fire for the International Sculpture Conference where it became the gathering place for thousands of participants from all over the world. Ardent art supporters convinced Evans to create an on-going fire installation and started a grass-roots effort to establish WaterFire as a non-profit arts organization. With the support of hundreds of dedicated volunteers, a hard working staff, generous donations from visitors, contributions from corporate leaders, and support from the City and State, WaterFire’s bright flames now regularly return to illuminate downtown Providence.
In 1997, WaterFire Providence expanded to 42 braziers, and attracted an estimated attendance of 350,000 people during thirteen lightings. Evans received the Renaissance Award from the City of Providence for his work as an artist and his role in revitalizing downtown Providence.
In response to growing attendance, WaterFire expanded in size to 81 braziers in 1998; and 97 braziers in 1999. The 1999 season culminated with 100 bonfires in a special WaterFire lighting for the December 31 millennium celebrations. With WaterFire’s 2000 season more than thirty sponsors helped host 25 lightings during a season that ran from March to October. WaterFire celebrated its 200th lighting in August, 2006.
Hundreds of volunteers devote thousands of hours and join with the fulltime staff to create WaterFire for your enjoyment. The power of WaterFire Providence to attract millions of visitors is eloquent testimony to the importance of public art and its capacity to restore our urban and social landscape.
WaterFire needs your support to keep the flames burning. WaterFire is an independent non-profit arts organization and we need your contributions to present the event and cover our expenses. Please give what you can and give your donation to the volunteers at any of the stands in the park marked by the blue columns. Donations are also welcomed online."
SOURCE: waterfire.org/about/