Inside the mind of Cory Pattak, Lighting Designer for LIBERTY 

"These images show the grand scale of the location we're depicting....the sky and sea stretching out far beyond the docks of lower Manhattan. We're hoping to create some beautiful sunsets and sunrises that silhouette the Castle Garden structure as well as our 'ship rigging.' The long and powerful shadows convey a sense of oppression that new immigrants face coming to this new land. Everything around them is big and scary: the people, the industrial revolution, the government..and it's easy for them to feel lost and isolated in this unknown place. Set against the open sky and the tall shadows..we will watch Liberty rise up to be the grandest of them all and cast a shadow that is not intimidating, but welcoming."

                                                                                                                     - Cory Pattak

Below are images that have inspired Cory in his work with LIBERTY's Director, Igor Goldin and
Set Designer, Josh Zangen.