Installed in early April 2008, the audio responsive light feature completes the series of work created for the new Barton hill School and Children’s Centre. The design engages with the ecological remit of the new school through use of recycled plastics and low energy consumption, this work could be solar powered, and has been designed with this in mind.
audio responsive light feature in-situ
In light of ‘public art’ permanency this feature incorporates change rather than existing as a static sculpture. An aesthetic experience is generated through interaction. By employing the use of sensor-led technology, sound levels generate a visual response through the medium of light.
The structure spans two floors of the building The framework is constructed to hold plastic forms moulded from sheets that are 100% recycled – made from plastic water bottles & broken CDs (Smiles Plastics Ltd). The material has a deep blue translucency speckled with the reflective glitter of broken cds
adjusting the led network before adding the external housing
Housing microphone / sensor technology that triggers LEDs this sparkly cosmos comes alive. Loud noise shut the lights off and differing responses are triggered by direct voice levels in proximity to the hidden microphones The circuitry is built by collaborator & technologist Mark Newbold and uses less power than a 60watt light bulb.
the making..
