N-light is a series of public space interventions 

that introduce light into the water in the section 

of Regents Canal between Kingsland Road and 

De Beauvoir Road.

 

N-light evolves over time and consists of a series of events which fade into each other, creating a seamless transition for the audience. Small units of light gather in clusters to form words, which eventually become a sentence. This sentence makes sense when it is read both eastwards and westwards, but each direction of reading produces a different meaning.

 

The interventions shift from a non-textual into a textual narrative, and then back to non-textual again, as the light, like a living organism, grows in the water over time. The project begins with a few points of light, which, though small, contain great potential. Gradually, points congregate in clusters and finally become words. After a period of two months, the words are progressively replaced by flat pieces of art embedded on lightboxes. In this way the underwater art remains part of the nocturnal mystery of the canal. N-light is thus more than a story; it also explores the aesthetic potential of the combination of light and water.