LittleBunny Blog
A Shot In the Arm
Wednesday, 01 February 2012
I saw Wilco at the Fox Theater last night. The lighting and set design were absolutely brilliant. Beautiful to begin with simply adorning an empty stage, they became an amazing canvas for a stunning light show. Most charming to me was when a handful of these "petti-ghosts" as my friend named them, became lamplights twinkling on and off. While Wilco played beautiful and tender Wilco, this breathing stage amplified pure magic. I really needed it...a shot in the arm of pure magic...to move me, stir me up, and inspire some magic of my own.
At one point the entire stage was lit and through the negative spaces of dark were two hummingbirds flitting about. It reminded me of Jim Campbell's light sculpture Exploded Views, currently installed in the foyer of the SFMOMA. If you missed Wilco's shows at the Fox or Warfield, get some of Jim's magic. It's of the same ilk.
Wilco lighting design and set installation by Sarah Moessner.
You can see more pictures here.