street food lighting projection installation by jorge mañes rubio image © seethisway

by looking into common informal economies such as street food marts in some areas of china, thailand, india or south america, spanish designer jorge manes rubio has developed a video projection installation highlighting the vibrance of these thousands of small restaurants and food stalls. his latest project ‘street food lighting’ aims to illuminate some of the darkest corners in cities as a whole new media experience: glowing scenes of bright food stalls and night markets from all over the world.

abandoned facades, closed storefronts rand pitch-black alleys from eindhoven usually look unwelcoming at night because of the inadequate lighting, resulting in a dark and unsafe environment. by transforming these spaces by giving them life at night, the visual maps illuminate up the streets in a surprisingly and unexpected way through this experimental media experience.

‘i’ve always been fascinated by how much life there’s in the streets of what we called undeveloped countries such as morocco, thailand or indonesia for example’ states rubio. ‘I think it’s important to share this vision, because probably we have a lot to learn from them. even at night, when we think the streets might be dangerous or hostile, they are bursting with life.‘

street food video projections by jorge mañes rubio ‘street food lighting’ video projections on street walls dimensions variable image © seethisway

street food video projections by jorge mañes rubio ‘street food lighting’ video projections on street walls dimensions variable image © seethisway

street food video projections by jorge mañes rubiojemaa el-fnaa, marrakesh, morocco at night