solarscapes
An underutilized, iconic tower of the Liberty Science center was the venue for collaboration between the museum, an arts group and the local energy company. Artists were invited to create an exhibit in the pyramidal skylight above the tower, using energy from an on-site solar cell array and windmill. The final piece must be visible from the immediate community at night, while reinforcing the museum’s charter to educate and entertain.
Both solar and wind power draws sustenance from the sun, so we too drew inspiration from the light, as history. Born from dust, giving birth to life, and finally exploding in a blaze of glory, the sun’s story was told in light projected onto the towers skylight.
The main solar sequence. As viewed from the New Jersey Turnpike.
A finalist in the competition.
1999