Bruce Munro, an artist, is known for his creations of large, light-based artwork. We saw 7 pieces of his artwork while we were at Montalvo, all of them inspired by the book series by C.S. Lewis: Narnia.
The first work of art we saw was titled “Gathering of the Clans.” This piece consists of hundreds of fluorescent clothespins. Each different color represents a different species of Australian Cockatoos.
Second, inspired by the second book Prince Caspian, “Bacchus’ Spring.” It is made from recycled water bottles, filled with lights. Looking at the bottles, you couldn’t tell they were plastic recycled water bottles.
Next, “Silver Sea”, made of lighters encased in glass spheres. The “sea” effect is caused by the flickering of the lights between blue and white.
After that, we visited “Reepicheep’s Wave, made out of lights and cast mussel shells. At a certain angle you can see the wave clearly, but at other sides, it looks a little confusing.
Next was Ramandu’s Table. It was made up of 1,000 white flamingos with colored lights shining on to it causing the flamingos to change colors.
Second to last, “The Dawn Treader.” The piece was a stained glass window that changes color by pieces of the glass. We didn’t stay long enough outside to actually see the glass change colors because of the cold weather.
Lastly, “Light Shower,” the lights encased in glass teardrops to form the effect of it raining light.
My favorite out of all of the works of art was “Light Showers,” because of the effect you get when you stand under the chandelier. My second favorite is the “Silver Sea” and third was the “Ramandu’s Table.” I really enjoyed how you could take your time at each one, admiring the beauty and seeing the work of art without being rushed.
Madison's Adventures 