And what if your shadow became the night’s true interpreter? For Nuit Blanche, the CPA Wangari Muta Maathaï, in Paris’s 20th arrondissement, hosts Hikaru no kage, an interactive low-tech installation conceived by the Collectif Georges Lakhdar, on Saturday, June 6, 2026. From 8 p.m. to midnight, visitors are invited to control its shadow and move it across different textures, in a free, accessible experience for all. The piece, a fusion of digital art, installation, and movement, turns a simple gesture into a visual game, without requiring any special knowledge of contemporary art.
The Nuit Blanche is the big cultural highlight that opens Paris to contemporary art for one night, featuring installations, performances, screenings and free experiences across numerous venues in the city and its surrounding metropolis. Here, the idea is expressed in a very direct way: the visitor isn’t handed a static artwork to admire; they engage with it using their body. Founded in 2011 by dancer and choreographer Farid Ayelem Rahmouni, the Georges Lakhdar Collective brings together creators who blend dance, circus, installation and digital art, with works conceived for the street, the stage, museums or the web.
With Hikaru no kage, the night unfolds in a almost-childlike gap between a silhouette, a light, and what they can generate together. The installation invites visitors to test, restart, and observe how things shift with the body's position or the material being projected. The takeaway is simple: sometimes all it takes is a touch of shadow to see one's own presence in space in a new light.
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Dates and Opening Time
From June 6, 2026 to June 7, 2026
Location
Certified Public Accountant Wangari Muta Maathai
15 Rue Mouraud
75020 Paris 20
Route planner
Access
Metro line 9 station "Porte de Montreuil"
Prices
Free
Official website
www.paris.fr
