In one short month, San Francisco will be launching Bay Lights, an art installation on the entire western half of the Bay Bridge.
The project is designed by Leo Villareal, and will be lit on March 5. The installation involves 25,000 individually programmed LED lights, which were installed by a 10 person team working 40 hours a week from October to December. It will last for two years (running from dusk until midnight), and it's going to look something like this: http://vimeo.com/25870560 Pretty, hunh? The Bay Lights bills itself as what will be "the largest public light sculpture in the world." It'll be here for the Bay Bridge's 75th anniversary, the America's Cup, the 150th anniversary of the Port of San Francsico, and the opening ceremony (this fall) for the East Span of the Bay Bridge. Overall it took six months to install, and the light sculpture is programmed to work in three dimensions. Pop your cork to that, dear readers.
The project is designed by Leo Villareal, and will be lit on March 5. The installation involves 25,000 individually programmed LED lights, which were installed by a 10 person team working 40 hours a week from October to December. It will last for two years (running from dusk until midnight), and it's going to look something like this: http://vimeo.com/25870560 Pretty, hunh? The Bay Lights bills itself as what will be "the largest public light sculpture in the world." It'll be here for the Bay Bridge's 75th anniversary, the America's Cup, the 150th anniversary of the Port of San Francsico, and the opening ceremony (this fall) for the East Span of the Bay Bridge. Overall it took six months to install, and the light sculpture is programmed to work in three dimensions. Pop your cork to that, dear readers.
