CANBERRA, Australia – Anolis ArcPad 48 LED fixtures are internally lighting artist Stuart Green’s ‘Droplet’ sculpture, a 6 meter tall by 3 meter wide stainless steel work which has been installed on the corner of Furzer and Worgon Streets in the Phillip Woden district of Canberra, Australia. The fixtures are installed in the base of Droplet, programmed to run a color changing sequence that morphs from blue to pink to white over a five-minute period.
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CANBERRA, Australia – Anolis ArcPad 48 LED fixtures are internally lighting artist Stuart Green’s ‘Droplet’ sculpture, a 6 meter tall by 3 meter wide stainless steel work which has been installed on the corner of Furzer and Worgon Streets in the Phillip Woden district of Canberra, Australia.
Perth-based Green was commissioned to create Droplet by the Australian Capital Territory Government. Its elegant curved and pleated shell – in the shape of a massive water droplet – is made from laser cut 316 marine grade stainless steel, and it has a quirky 10 degree tilt.
The idea is that the ‘single strong object’ can be easily interpreted from a distance, with details and pierced intricacies available on closer viewing as people are drawn to it.
Lighting was integral to the sculpture from the start. It is a medium also previously explored by the artist in other works.
The ArcPad 48s were specified by Western Australia based design practice Light Application and supplied by the Gold Coast HQ of Anolis’ Australian distributor The ULA Group, coordinated by ULA’s Architectural Lighting & Vision Consultant, Jason Saunders.
Light Application’s MD David Sparrow explains that the choice of lighting product was “very simple” in that it required a flexible, high powered LED fixture that was compact, well-priced and maintenance-free. “The Anolis ArcPad was the obvious choice,” he concludes.
Green adds, “I wanted to use high quality LED products with a good intensity that were simple to install and hugely dynamic in effect.”
The ArcPad 48 fixtures are installed in the base of Droplet pointing upward and outward to the east and west. They are programmed to run a color changing sequence that morphs from blue to pink to white over a five-minute period.
The color chase is slightly offset in each fixture, with the effect giving slightly varied hues of the same color simultaneously as it traverses the programmed color spectrum. This results in a fuller, richer and more rounded chromatic experience than if lit with a single color tone.
The Dynalight DMX control system was pre-programmed by Light Application and Green at the latter’s studio in Perth, and the whole work transported in its entirety across the country for installation.
There is also an interplay with natural light during the day as Droplet is highly reflective and reflects the color, light and subtleties of its immediate environment, making it a living, breathing phenomenon.
At dawn/dusk there is a reciprocity between the Anolis lighting, the fading/ brightening sky and the ambient street lighting and general glow emanating from the close urban landscape.
The ArcPad 48s turn on/off with the street and pedestrian lighting, so during the dark hours, Droplet takes on another whole new shimmering persona. Light radiating from it aesthetically engages all who pass, with the aim of enriching their individual journeys and imaginations.
Droplet has received much critical acclaim as a high profile, captivating piece of public art.
Green is delighted with the performance of the ArcPad 48s, and has ordered more to be used on some of his forthcoming projects.
