North Shore Public Library

Explore the idea that every&nbsp;action, every imagining leaves a trail in the form of light and color&nbsp;captured with long exposure photography


LUMINOUS
 AFTERIMAGES is a collection of 16 Light Painting photographs that 
invite you to explore the idea that every action, thought and imagining —
 in the form of energy, light and color — leaves a trail of its 
existence, its expansion over time and its intertwining with every other
 action, thought and imagining.
A featured image — and a 
particularly exciting project unveiling — is the “1901 E. Brush 
Shipwreck Light Painting” that occurred on the beach at Hallock Landing 
in Rocky Point. The idea to invite the public to help “unearth” the 
60-foot schooner with a unique "living history" art-making experience 
came to fruition in the Fall of 2025 in partnership with the Rocky Point
 Historical Society. 
It is further coordinated with the library 
display case featuring actual timbers recovered from the Shipwreck on 
loan from the Hallock Homestead &amp; Museum.
Light Painting as a 
vehicle for exploring local folklore and recently rediscovered lineage, 
suggests that human stories have a lingering presence long after they 
slip from direct view. Sometimes remaining completely intact just 
beneath the surface of our consciousness (or beach sand) waiting to be 
seen and told again.
OPENING RECEPTION, TALK &amp; PARTICIPATORY DEMO FEBRUARY 1, 1–3:30pm
You
 are invited you to be part of a mesmerizing interactive art experience.
 Whether just curious or a creative thrill-seeker, this is your chance 
to learn the secrets behind ‘painting’ the night with light, color, 
movement and your wildest imagination. 
This hands-on learning 
program is your chance to play on a luminous canvas where there are no 
mistakes, no mess and all are welcome to try it. Family friendly for all
 ages and abilities. No prior photography experience necessary and light
 tools will be provided. Reception to follow with light refreshments.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Alina
 Wilczynski is a Light Painting artist, an Adjunct Professor of 
Photography at Farmingdale State College (SUNY) and a Teaching Artist 
developing custom residency programs at middle and high schools across 
Long Island. She also leads professional development workshops with 
teachers, community groups and hobbyists, creates commissioned work for 
brand marketing, and exhibits her artwork throughout the NYC area. In 
2025 she wrote and produced the 250-drone Drone Show Finale for the 
Nikola Tesla Science Center’s Annual Summer Expo, which wowed a 
record-breaking crowd of nearly 3,000 spectators.
Blending 
traditional camera work with modern light tools, video- and 
sound-interactive software and projection mapping, Wilczynski loves 
inviting others, including visual and performing artists, historians, 
environmentalists, multi-lingual learners of all ages and abilities (and
 sometimes the unsuspecting public) to be part of mind-blowing immersive
 art experiences.
For three consecutive years, she has been a 
featured artist at the MoCA Lights Projection Festival that turns 
downtown Patchogue into a week-long open-air urban gallery of light art.
 Last year, she turned the historic two-story Romanesque Revival United 
Methodist Church (built in 1889) into an interactive canvas for 
spectators to paint onto with light. The previous year, she turned the 
entire 40ft-wide glass façade of the Patchogue-Medford Library on Main 
Street into an attention-getting interactive art-making canvas.

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LUMINOUS AFTERIMAGES Light Painting Exhibit — Opening & Interactive Demo

FEB

1

1:00 PM

North Shore Public Library, 250 NY-25A, Shoreham, NY