“It’s our fourth time there,” says Muir, “and a lot has changed. The first time – in 2012 – I was a student, and building the installation in a hotel room. Now, this is what I do. It’s my business.” When creating his public art, Muir doesn’t restrict his palette to lighting, and his large-scale installations have reached audiences across the globe.
Water Fun, a series of buoyant, illuminated spheres, was installed at different times in Amsterdam, and Norrköping Sweden. Closer to home, those who attended the Waiheke Arts Walk, Luma Queenstown, or Splore Festival would have seen the mirrored posts of Fields Apart at each event.
“We try to be sustainable,” Muir explains, “and we build our installations really well, so if something can be used again – either…