When I first walked into Christopher Butterfield’s Untitled (insect light), I first noticed the colours of the speakers. Interesting, to be first struck by a visual, as it is a sound installation. I do wonder if there was intent behind the use of such bright and striking speakers, as I found it distracting from the main feature of the exhibit: sound. I may have noticed the sounds first if the exhibit was in a more visually-deprived setting, neutralizing the sense of sight and heightening the sense of sound. Moving on, I completely understood the sound. Closing my eyes and listening to the sound-off of each hum and din, I could see the intermittent glow of buzzing insects. There was a specific essence of light and glow in type of sound being played, and through the intervals and distances of each speaker the room was alight with playful interactions: the call and answer of fireflies. However, my interpretation of the exhibit was influenced by pre-existing knowledge. Having seen the title and having spoken with Christopher Butterfield about the exhibit, I was already searching for the image of firefly light when I entered the room. Butterfield even mentioned how he should have simply used the word “firefly” instead of “insect” in his title. It would have been very easy to interpret the installation differently without the parameter of “insect.”