On Reflection - Art in Blackpool

Finding an hour or so of rest during the magnificent Blackpool Sequence Dance Festival 2012 we took a stroll down the prom’ in search of the famous glitter ball, or mirror ball.

I wasn’t expecting to see visual art today. I enjoyed its connection to valued content (ballroom dancing) without it in any way being a representation of that content.

This mirror ball, by Michael Trainor and The Art Department, reflects not only the environment immediately in contact with it, but also a tradition, specifically the ballroom dancing tradition for which Blackpool is so famous and that draws me here once again.

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