San Francisco Bay Bridge + 25,000 Algorithmically Controlled LEDs

me@ryanorban.com (Ryan Orban) — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Summary

Leo Villareal’s Bay Lights installation covered the western span of the San Francisco Bay Bridge with 25,000 individually programmable white LEDs, controlled by a custom algorithm that generated unique light patterns every night for two years. The installation launched in March 2013 and was, by physical scale, the largest light sculpture ever created. The article framing as “the largest light show on earth” captured the scale without the nuance: it wasn’t a show in the theatrical sense, but a permanent art installation that happened to be visible from much of the city.

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San Francisco Bay Bridge + 25,000 Algorithmically Controlled LEDs

Summary