In the Absence of Natural Light
Title: In the Absence of Natural Light
Artists: Lumina (Iole Alessandrini and Etta Lilienthal)
Estimated time of opening, first week of April 2018
Dimensions: W65’ x D5’ x H12’
Medium: RGB-LED Light
Owner: Downtown Seattle Association
Special Thanks to:
Parks and Recreation
Cochran Inc.
Power Science Engineering, LLC
PNTA
Erica Bush
Trish Connor
Michal Immerwahr
Oscar Lilienthal
Ed Mannery
Kareem Tai
Kelly Tallariti
Selected Press:
Innovative, Year-Round Lighting Coming to Westlake Park Fountain
Downtown Seattle Association
April 30, 2018
Iole Alessandrini, Etta Lilienthal: In the Absence of Natural Light
The Stranger
In the Absence of Natural Light
Description
In the Absence of Natural Light reveals the way in which light becomes apparent with interaction, as people walk through multiple “planes” of color in the fountain. A prominent water feature in the heart of downtown during the summer, the fountain, originally designed my Robert Maki (1989), is turned off during the fall, winter and early spring months. This new piece will replace one element 'water' with another ‘light'.
Westlake Park [Designed by Robert Hanna, 1989]
Westlake Fountain [Designed by Robert Maki, 1989]