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facilitated by the Crystal Bridges staff stationed throughout the roughly one-mile trail. These guides provide a brief introduction to each piece, gently offering a suggested approach to interacting with the work. "What we like about working with nature is that it evolves, it transforms," Belzil says. "And every night it'll be a little bit different depending on the humidity in the air, depending on if there is rain or not, depending on the amount of leaves. So, for me, it's something I find so interesting how each piece of art is actually kind of alive somehow, because it's slightly different every day." "That concept of the digital campfire is something that permeates every project that Moment Factory does. It's all about bringing people together," Granger adds. "Our other slogan is, 'We Do It In Public.' The idea is getting people together in this natural environment, and knowing that they'll live an event and leave with various different versions of what they've lived through emotion and their connection with it." "Just lighting up a candle in the woods, there's something special, you know?" Belzil says, turning back to the concept of blending the manmade with the natural. "Because the woods are a dark place at night and humans have always developed stories about that. So, bringing light into it is already a context that creates a thrill to the human experience. It's special." December 8-14, 2019 What's up! 9 Feature FYI It Takes A Village To further encourage communal gathering, North forest Lights also includes The Village — a campfire and seating area where guests can purchase warm drinks, snacks, merchandise or a specially curated culinary basket to round out the evening. Courtesy Photo "We want to be magicians," moment Factory creative director marie belzil says of masking the tech in the multimedia studio's projects. "that's a really important part of our work is to not emphasize the technology, but use the technology to create emotion with music and light." NWA DemoCrAt-GAzette/FLIP PUTTHOFF Marie Belzil (left), creative director at montreal-based multimedia studio moment Factory, introduces guests to the North Forest Lights at the installation's opening in October.