Inspired by the scattered atmospheric colors of twilight over Lake Michigan to the east, the artwork speaks to the cycles of arrival and departure, dawn and dusk.
HORIZON LIGHT
CHICAGO, USA
2019
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THE ARTWORK DEFINES ARRIVAL AT THE MULTI-MODAL HUB.
THE ARTWORK EMBODIES THE EXPERIENCE OF TWILIGHT OVER LAKE MICHIGAN.
THE ARTWORK RUNS THE LENGTH OF THE CONRAC ENTRY CANOPY
INTEGRATED LIGHTING IS PROGRAMMED ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE ELLIPSES
EACH ELLIPSE CONSISTS OF TWO ALUMINUM DISKS WITH DIFFERENT ANODIZED COLORS
EACH ELLIPSE CONSISTS OF TWO ALUMINUM DISKS WITH DIFFERENT ANODIZED COLORS
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Description
Flight, travel and time are evoked by an array of 196 color-anodized ellipses with programmed lighting. The linear sequence of identical ellipses are made of anodized aluminum and arranged below the canopy of the CONRAC entry, a terminal sized transportation hub for Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.
The ellipses feature integrated white LEDs programmed to run lighting sequences along the length of the artwork and to subtly vary in color temperature. Each ellipse consists of two elements glued back to back, the different anodized colors on each side creating gradients of twilight colors. The lighting and daylight create a dynamic interaction between these color relationships, differentiating and activating the views along the entry while embodying a sense of twilight over Lake Michigan.