Summary

177 LED's road studs imbedded in the ground punctuate 4th Avenue N in Edmonds, WA, USA. The lights follow a NS-EW grid made of 33 strings, each containing 5 road studs typical, and 7 road studs uniquely at the bookends of three city blocks.

Being solar powered, the lights switch On at sunset, and they switch Off at sunrise.

Please follow this schedule to see the lights performance during the seasons:

Summer: ~9:20PM - 4:30AM
Fall: ~6:00PM - 5:00AM
Winter: ~4:30PM - 6:00AM
Spring: ~6:00PM - 5:00AM

Project Description

The idea behind Luminous Forest generates from old Edmond's topography which grew along the water on a 30 degree angle. In this part of the world, big cedar trees stood wide and tall to create a dense forest until the end of the 19th century. The original Edmonds developed along the cost-line to harvest those trees. The 30 degree angle of old Edmonds stands oddly against the NS-EW grid of the rest of the USA. Using LED's solar, battery powered lights, Luminous Forest overlays a NS-EW luminous grid over 4th Ave N. This giant compass makes apparent to people that what is at an angle is the road and not the luminous grid. The project orients visitors and provides them with clues of Edmonds' history. Each light is an homage to the trees.

Luminous Forest is part of the 4th Avenue Interim Art Project. The project is funded by Edmonds Arts Commission Percent for Art funds and a matching donation by the Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation.

Press

Boosting the arts in Edmonds – and the economy
Edmonds Beacon
edmondsbeacon.com

City of Edmonds - 4th Avenue Cultural Corridor
City of Edmonds
edmondswa.gov

Open house: Reinvention of Fourth Avenue Cultural Corridor
Edmonds Beacon
edmondsbeacon.com

Let there be more light on the Arts Corridor in Edmonds
Edmonds Beacon
edmondsbeacon.com

Artfully Edmonds brief: May 5 public hearing set on 4th Avenue interim artwork
My Edmonds News
myedmondsnews.com

Luminous Forest Installation Now Complete Along 4th Ave Arts Corridor,
My Edmonds News
myedmondsnews.com

Edmonds Wows With Dining, Recreation and a Thriving New Creative District
Seattle Magazine
seattlemag.com

Here are some of The Herald’s best photographs of 2016
HeraldNet, (Everett, Washington)
heraldnet.com