Light up your day – the Motion Experience

I think a lot of people have been struggling with the problem of finding fun things to do during the corona pandemic. Especially when the academic year has just stared and you have been working on all sorts of deadlines and assignments for over a month now. Still, it was not easy to find something fun within the area of Eindhoven which you could do without breaking the rules. Where do you go?

The answer came from a good friend of mine from back home in Rotterdam. She wanted to visit the Motion Experience in Eindhoven and asked me to join. For the people that do not know Motion Experience, it is a permanent art exposition based on light. Apparently she knows better what is going on in Eindhoven than I did. Of course I wanted to join her as I was longing for some fun and to go out,so after we set a date we were ready to go to the Motion Experience!

Walking through the entrance was already exiting as you step into a dark room full of bright colors. After scanning your ticket you enter the exhibition though a small dark tunnel which opens up to a world full of lights. I had to take a minute to adjust to the contrast of the dark walls and the bright pieces of art, both physically and mentally as it was a bit overwhelming. But after settling it was time to go out and explore the light art.

Every corner within the rooms are used, which make you go from one art piece into another without sometimes even noticing it. The most fun things within the exhibition are the interactive art pieces. Without spoiling too much, they let you use your body to play with the system which makes your perspective change constantly. I think that is why I loved the exhibition so much. And besides that, all those colors give you the perfect background for your Instagram picture. All in all, it was, and still is, the perfect escape during the corona pandemic where you can feel free again for a moment.