Acconci Tunnel

2008
1000m x 8m
LEDs, Metal tubing, Sensors
Installation

Interactive lighting and media art consultant for Vito Acconci Studios in New York.

As the interactive lighting and media art consultant for Vito Acconci Studios in New York, James was asked to conceptualize a public art installation for a major US city.

The site of the installation is a re-developed auto and pedestrian pathway, running through the city. A section of this pathway in the downtown area runs through a tunnel, for which James developed concepts for a reactive light art installation. This installation reacts to cars and pedestrians as they pass through it.

As cars and people pass through the tunnel a swarm of lights hover above them and lead them through. The swarm reacts like birds flocking and interacts with other swarms from cars or people as they pass.

Acconci Tunnel