This post should have a tag line: Art Event, Or Excuse To Get Wasted?
Seriously. The only other men my age on the streets after midnight are the men sleeping on grates to stay warm.
Theoretically, Nuit Blanche is an event to shake up a complacent city, get it engaged with the arts, get people on their feet and interacting with art as a happening instead of art as passive thing one encounters on museum walls. Theoretically.
In practice, it’s an excuse for kids in the 15-25 demographic to party on the streets all night.
That said, I don’t really care. For me, Nuit Blanche is a night time street photography opportunity. It gives photographers like me good cover, and I try my best to take advantage of it.
Here’s a sampling. View more on my flickr account.
