Cincinnati Got Lit For BLINK, Here's Everything We Saw

BLINK is a four-night light and art experience spanning 30 city blocks through Over-the-Rhine, downtown and, new this year, across an illuminated Roebling Bridge into Covington. It is returning to the area by popular demand after the event’s inaugural event in 2017. Now in its second run, BLINK kicked off Thursday, Oct. 10 at dusk with a 3,200-participant-led parade down Vine Street. Through Sunday, Oct. 13, the cityscape will be transformed by way of large-scale new murals, light installations, interactive sculptures, performance art, live entertainment and projection mapping — a technique that projects computer-programmed light, color and animations across three-dimensional surfaces. BLINK runs 7-11 p.m. nightly. Check in throughout the weekend — we'll be adding more photos.
Photos by Hailey Bollinger and Emerson Swoger
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"The Portal" at the Contemporary Arts Center
Hailey Bollinger and Emerson Swoger
"The Portal" at the Contemporary Arts Center
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Cincinnati Parks' Urban Campsite at The Banks
Hailey Bollinger and Emerson Swoger
Cincinnati Parks' Urban Campsite at The Banks
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The Roebling Bridge has been reimagined in an explosion of color and sound via “RUMBLE: A Contemporary Voice for the Bridge that Sings,” the fruit of a partnership between Brave Berlin, Vincent Lighting Systems and MASARY Studios. It is closed to automobile traffic for the duration of the fest.
Hailey Bollinger and Emerson Swoger
The Roebling Bridge has been reimagined in an explosion of color and sound via “RUMBLE: A Contemporary Voice for the Bridge that Sings,” the fruit of a partnership between Brave Berlin, Vincent Lighting Systems and MASARY Studios. It is closed to automobile traffic for the duration of the fest.
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"Dazzle Doodle's House of Fun" by Pam Kravetz and Co.
Hailey Bollinger and Emerson Swoger
"Dazzle Doodle's House of Fun" by Pam Kravetz and Co.
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"Dazzle Doodle's House of Fun" by Pam Kravetz and Co.
Hailey Bollinger and Emerson Swoger
"Dazzle Doodle's House of Fun" by Pam Kravetz and Co.
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"Dazzle Doodle's House of Fun" by Pam Kravetz and Co.
Hailey Bollinger and Emerson Swoger
"Dazzle Doodle's House of Fun" by Pam Kravetz and Co.
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"Dazzle Doodle's House of Fun" by Pam Kravetz and Co.
Hailey Bollinger and Emerson Swoger
"Dazzle Doodle's House of Fun" by Pam Kravetz and Co.
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"Dazzle Doodle's House of Fun" by Pam Kravetz and Co.
Hailey Bollinger and Emerson Swoger
"Dazzle Doodle's House of Fun" by Pam Kravetz and Co.
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"Shadow of the Rabbit" at Gano Alley by the 21c Museum Hotel in downtown Cincinnati
Hailey Bollinger and Emerson Swoger
"Shadow of the Rabbit" at Gano Alley by the 21c Museum Hotel in downtown Cincinnati
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"Shadow of the Rabbit"
Hailey Bollinger and Emerson Swoger
"Shadow of the Rabbit"
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"re:Fraction" at Fountain Square by Brave Berlin and Fifth Third Innovation; the installation lets lights flow through the square "washing over people like stones in a stream; diverting and changing the flow and, in the process, transforming both."
Hailey Bollinger and Emerson Swoger
"re:Fraction" at Fountain Square by Brave Berlin and Fifth Third Innovation; the installation lets lights flow through the square "washing over people like stones in a stream; diverting and changing the flow and, in the process, transforming both."
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"Arborealis" by Jessica Wolf at Sellew Alley, 1808 Elm St. by Findlay Market
Hailey Bollinger and Emerson Swoger
"Arborealis" by Jessica Wolf at Sellew Alley, 1808 Elm St. by Findlay Market
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"Huemanity" projected on the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center at The Banks
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"Huemanity" projected on the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center at The Banks
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"Huemanity" projected on the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center at The Banks
Hailey Bollinger and Emerson Swoger
"Huemanity" projected on the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center at The Banks
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Smale Riverfront Park and The Banks
Hailey Bollinger and Emerson Swoger
Smale Riverfront Park and The Banks
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"Lunar Toons" by George Berlin is "inspired by the artist’s own adventures growing up enthralled with space travel and exploration."
Hailey Bollinger and Emerson Swoger
"Lunar Toons" by George Berlin is "inspired by the artist’s own adventures growing up enthralled with space travel and exploration."
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"A Savage Journey" projection mapping by Chaske Haverkos
Hailey Bollinger and Emerson Swoger
"A Savage Journey" projection mapping by Chaske Haverkos
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"A Savage Journey" projection mapping by Chaske Haverkos
Hailey Bollinger and Emerson Swoger
"A Savage Journey" projection mapping by Chaske Haverkos
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The Cincinnati Bell Connector was packed following the parade
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The Cincinnati Bell Connector was packed following the parade
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"Huetopia Redux" projection mapping on a mural by Xylene by Findlay Market
Hailey Bollinger and Emerson Swoger
"Huetopia Redux" projection mapping on a mural by Xylene by Findlay Market
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