Lumenocity _ Sydney Smart Light Festival, 2009

Footage of a lighting installation created for the inaugural Smart Light Festival, Sydney. Work by Sean Bryen, Sascha Crocker and Andrew Daly.

Lumenocity was exhibited in the forecourt of Customs House, 26th May - 14 June, 2009.

Due to inefficient or badly designed lighting, a significant portion of the energy used by built environment lighting is given off as heat, or is wasted by lighting unused spaces and our cities' skies, rather than just their streets — so much so that the Astronomical Society of Victoria has reported that sky brightness in Victoria roughly doubles each decade. The adverse effects of light pollution on human health and psychology are only beginning to be understood.

Lumenocity is an installation which documents and invites contemplation of the costs of Sydney's night time jewels. It is an abstraction of the city's CBD, illuminated by the glow of energy-efficient fluorescents.

The humming sound of the lanterns in the installation, the sound of consumption, build up to a chorus and serve as a counterpoint to the delicate appearance of the miniature CBD, a salient reminder of the price of Sydney's luminous beauty.

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• Lumenocity
• Smart Light Festival
• Customs House
• Sean Bryen
• Sascha Crocker
• Andrew Daly

[CsideCpider]

Is the Council using this idea to light the Harbour Bridge & Opera House at present?