We went to the city to see two specific things. The Irish Hunger Memorial - more on that in a later post - and this work of art. It is called "Whiteout," located in Madison Square Park. This is a public art project by artist Erwin Redl and is comprised of hundreds of transparent white spheres, each embedded with a white LED light and suspended from a square grid of steel poles and cabling. The white LEDs are animated in large-scale patterns superimposing a virtual movement that looks like waves of light coming and going. It is fascinating to watch. One of the things I love about public projects is that people looking at them never fail to turn to a perfect stranger, and comment on how cool an experience it is to be seeing it!
2 comments:
A pretty picture. I love the Empire State Building in the background. Does the artwork have an underlying meaning? Trace
Since i scrolled up from the bottom, the first photo I saw made me think of an alien landing zone - haha!! I like the Empire State Building in the background also. The exhibit must be exciting in person. betsey
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