Luna Sound, Luna Nocturnal Art & Wonder and Luna Studio are coming to Revelstoke Sept. 27, 28 and 29.
Developed by a small group of creatives and executed with the help of hundreds of volunteers, Luna redefines a city known for outdoor adventure into a cultural destination.
Luna is a weekend-long celebration of art and energy that takes place in downtown Revelstoke each fall and features several artists that transform the downtown core into a magical landscape of lights and incredulity.
Kristen Robilliard is one of the artists participating this year. She is based in Revelstoke.
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Why did you want to be a part of Luna?
To experience my first collaborative street festival. Three years ago I exhibited several small installations with my peers in university, but now I have the space and time to go bigger. I can involve other people, ask them questions and have them question themselves. This is the fuel for my work.
What are you creating?
Bumps In The Night is a playful take on the phrase, “things that go bump in the night”. I depict weird and fantastical creatures on physical bumps that will be strewn around the darkening street, lit from within.
What is your inspiration behind the piece?
As a child I enjoyed the dark aspect of fairytales - children being stolen away to strange lands where nothing was certain or safe. I used to believe in the bugbear under my bed, the monster in the closet. This piece allows me to reconnect with that unruly imagination, and show it to others.
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How did you start creating art?
Some of my earliest memories are of drawing characters from books. In particular, I read The Town that Floated Away by Sandra Birdsell. That inspired me to design an elaborate travel pamphlet advertising passage to a town in the middle of the ocean via parachute, all expenses included of course. I found much of my inspiration in books like Lemony Snicket’s a series of Unfortunate Events by David Handler. In high school I created a three page English test based on it, with one section drawing a character based on descriptions in the novel.
What advice do you have for aspiring artists?
Be inspired by other artists but don’t get distracted by them; remember your own voice and creativity.
Draw what you dream, read, smell, hear, see, touch and best of all how you feel.
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