Rafael Lozano-Hemmer was born in Mexico and his one main art project took place in Mexico City's Zocalo, the world's third largest urban square. In his workVectorial Elevation he used searchlights that when activated could be seen for a twenty mile radius. He included thousands of people who contributed to the spectacle via a website he created. These people were able to create their own meanings for the art project as well as interact with it. Lozano-Hemmer felt that the lights provided a way for people to express themselves in a way that could easily be changed from one thing to the next. The fact he used spot lights especially drew me to his work because from my home I can see the spotlights in Annapolis dancing through the air. It gives the viewer a feeling of awe as one sees the lights gliding through the air. The lights provide an almost unearthly kind of way to express a persons thoughts or feelings.
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