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My Pittsburgh card should probably have been taken from me for having never been to Carrie Furnaces before, but I made sure I visited the historic landmark for River of Steel’s LightPlay interactive art show, featuring a number of familiar Pittsburgh artists across various mediums. Using lasers, projection video, and audio synced with recorded visuals, the mostly outdoor venue gave life back to the crumbling walls and rusted parts of the old blast furnace. After seeing this show laid out all around the grounds at night, I’m afraid I’ll be disappointed if I ever see Carrie Furnaces during a daytime tour. With a crowd of around 45 people, the short half hour show from 8:30-9 p.m. was still plenty of time to see and experience every artist at your own pace.
The Rivers of Steel production runs until October 1 and includes artists Danny Bracken, Ian Brill, Aaron Henderson, Ryder Henry, Lori Hepner, Ricardo Iamuuri, Shohei Katayama, Todd Keebs, Julie Mallis, ProjectileObjects, and Alisha Wormsley.
Tickets are $9 and can be purchased here: riversofsteel.com/experiences/exhibitions/lightplay
Pittsburgh City Photos is sponsored by Tim Gyves, agent with RE/MAX Select Realty.
This article appears in Sep 16-22, 2020.
