PHOTOS: COVID-19 can't dim the lights of Luna Fete 2020

The Alveare Luminoso (Glowing Hive) by Luba Zygarewicz is a series of honeycombed shape panels that make interesting colors in the darkness. According to the Supernova flyer it is Inspired by the role bees play in sustainability and their complex lives of interdependence for the greater good, this sculpture consists of several vertical layers of hexagons that are suspended from an oak tree and are bathed in amber color light to create a rich ambiance. The multiple acrylic hexagons are individually connected to enhance movement and represent our need for connection, while the fluttering reflections speak of the greater impact we each have on our environment and communities. Photos by Matthew Hinton
the Alveare Luminoso (Glowing Hive) by Luba Zygarewicz that is a series of honeycombed shape panels that make interesting colors in the darkness. Photos by Matthew Hinton

PHOTOS: COVID-19 can’t dim the lights of Luna Fete 2020

Yes, Luna fete is still happening, but it's smaller and socially distant this year.

by Matthew Hinton | December 16, 2020

Yes, Luna Fete is still happening, but it’s smaller and socially distant this year. We were able to grab these photos on the first weekend; the second happens Dec. 18-20. Click here for more information and to see the installation map, and enjoy these photos from Luna Fete Seven.

Small groups socially distance and enjoy the Iris of Memory designed by William Nemitoff, Friday, December 11, 2020. Luna Fete is partnering with Friends of the Lafitte Greenway for Supernova on the Greenway, a luminary art exhibit bringing light and life to the Greenway in December 2020 to celebrate the Greenways 5th birthday. The displays are visible 5-9pm nightly till December 20th with special projected displays around the city on the weekends. Luna Fete scaled down from its large displays along Lafayette Street in the CBD because of the pandemic this year. Nemitoff worked with Luna Fete in past years and wrote on the dedication plaque May this space be filled with love, laughter, creativity and blossoms of new memories. The steel sculpture is inspired by the Louisiana Iris planted nearby in the bioswales or channels to move stormwater on the greenway. Other displays include Reconnecting to Connect by Monique Lorden, which shows different colored figures slowing raising a fist for change, and the Alveare Luminoso (Glowing Hive) by Luba Zygarewicz that is a series of honeycombed shape panels that make interesting colors in the darkness. Ketleflower by Josh Pitts resembles a sunflower and is a light + sound immersive art installation created with the intention of providing a breath of fresh air. VectorFlow by Marcella Del Signore and Cordula Roser Gray is located in Duncan Plaza and consists of sculptural trees that utilize a sensor system to record movement of nearby pedestrians. And The FENCE lines the Greenway with photos taken from around the world including some by local artists. Photos by Matthew Hinton

The display Reconnecting to Connect by Monique Lorden, shows different colored light figures slowing raising a fist for change. Photo by Matthew Hinton

Supernova on the Greenway in New Orleans, La. Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. Photo by Matthew Hinton

Steven Gin, holds his dog Ushi, while his daughter, Naomi Naruse, 3, and Felix Dulaney, 3, chase lights at Supernova on the Greenway in New Orleans, La. Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. Photo by Matthew Hinton

VectorFlow by Marcella Del Signore and Cordula Roser Gray is located in Duncan Plaza and consists of sculptural trees that utilize a sensor system to record movement of nearby pedestrians seen here in Duncan Plaza in New Orleans, La. Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. Photo by Matthew Hinton

Ketleflower by Josh Pitts resembles a sunflower and is a light and sound immersive art installation created with the intention of providing a breath of fresh air seen here in New Orleans, La. Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. Photo by Matthew Hinton

The Fence of photographs is seen Supernova on the Greenway in New Orleans, La. Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. Photo by Matthew Hinton

Matthew Hinton

Matthew Hinton is a New Orleans area freelance photographer whose work has been recognized by the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) Best of Photojournalism Awards in 2014 and 2016, and by numerous awards from the Press Club of New Orleans, including the Hal Ledet President's Print Photography Award, the highest honor the Press Club can bestow upon a photographer.
Matthew Hinton has previously been a staff photographer at both of the daily newspapers in New Orleans. His work has appeared nationally and internationally through freelance work with the Associated Press and AFP, Agence France-Presse.