{"id":1797758,"date":"2026-02-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1797758"},"modified":"2026-02-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T21:00:00","slug":"liz-west-transforms-a-bristol-parking-garage-into-a-kaleidoscopic-passageway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1797758","title":{"rendered":"Liz West Transforms a Bristol Parking Garage into a Kaleidoscopic Passageway"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1212\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/west-15.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"chromatic light blankets a parking garage by Liz West\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All photos by Charles Emerson, courtesy of Liz West, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Liz West Transforms a Bristol Parking Garage into a Kaleidoscopic Passageway<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-27T14:03:20-06:00\">February 27, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/gebert\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Grace Ebert<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F02%2Fliz-west-our-colour-bristol-car-park%2F&amp;title=Liz%20West%20Transforms%20a%20Bristol%20Parking%20Garage%20into%20a%20Kaleidoscopic%20Passageway\" 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British artist and color devotee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liz-west.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Liz West<\/a> has transformed a single floor of a typical concrete structure into an immersive chromatic environment fit for skating, dancing, and basking in a rainbow glow.<\/p>\n<p>To create \u201cOur Colour,\u201d West covered hundreds of existing lights in the Cabot Circus Car Park with pigmented theatre gels. Without its usual traffic, the space instead becomes an open canvas for the artist\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/liz-west\/\">interest in experiencing color<\/a> in a more direct and physical way. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/west-16.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-470392\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/west-16.jpg\" alt=\"a child dances amid chromatic light blanketing a parking garage by Liz West\" class=\"wp-image-470425\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cDoes colour change the way you feel? What does it feel like to be inside a rainbow? I was to invite visitors to drench themselves in the spectrum and allow them to question their individual perception of colour,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>The temporary installation is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/bristollightfestival.org\/bristol-light-festival-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bristol Light Festival<\/a>, which runs through February 28. Follow West\u2019s latest projects on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lizweststudio\/\" id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lizweststudio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/west-14.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-470392\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/west-14.jpg\" alt=\"a person roller skates amid chromatic light blanketing a parking garage by Liz West\" class=\"wp-image-470423\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/west-3.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-470392\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\" 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