PASSAGE

Serge Maheu

Looking through a series of colorful illuminated rings

Twenty colorful rings lit up our Broadway Pedestrian Plaza, creating an illuminating, journey for visitors.

Passage is another light-up installation in the Garment District as part of our public arts program. As visitors walk through the exhibition, each circle emits light and sounds, creating a transformative, playful experience.

A couple posing for a selfie in a tunnel of blue rings

The interactive installation invites passersby through an illuminated path, creating an exciting sensory experience as they travel from one end of the tunnel to the other and exploring the emotional connection one develops with light and sound.

Passage was created by Serge Maheu, with fabrication and assembly by Félix Ménard. It was first presented at the Montréal en Lumière in 2017 in Montréal, Canada, and was created for Illuminart, a circuit that fused art, lighting and technology.

A tunnel of rings lit up green with times square in the background.

The installation is part of Garment District Art on the Plazas, a year-round public art program made possible through the NYC Department of Transportation’s Art Program (DOT Art). The Garment District Alliance and DOT Art work closely to coordinate and install exhibits and individual pieces, which enhance public plazas and make them even more welcoming to New Yorkers and visitors.

Looking through a series of colorful light up rings

PRESS

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Gothamist: Photos: The Garment District Gets A New Public Art Glow Up

Gotham to Go: The Illuminating Circles, ‘Passage,’ Transforms Broadway in the Garment District into a Glowing Tunnel

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Untapped New York: Glowing Tunnel “Passage” on Display in NYC’s Garment District

Art Daily: Illuminating circles transform Broadway into glowing tunnel

amNewYork: New Garment District art installation invites New Yorkers to walk the runway

Times Square Chronicles: Art Installation Lights Up Broadway

Thrillist: There's a Stunning, Multi-Sensory Light Tunnel in Manhattan You Can Walk Through

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A Woman posing for a photo in the tunnel of lit up rings