Lamppost Parade & The Rabbit Sequence
Saturday, October 14th, 2006ICE + SNOW
[scrolls for Lamppost Parade]
As leaves begin falling off the trees and the
first frosts highlight the ground, new projects for
Ice + Snow
are still in production at the
The picture above shows a component of the installation, called the “Lamppost Parade,” that we recently completed assembling. Steel, scroll-like extensions were created to be fitted into a sleeve/collar that will be attached to existing lampposts in Samson Park. Each steel extension was then decorated with ropelight and an embellishment called billboard pallettes. Billboard pallettes are essentially thin reflectors that create a dazzling prismatic effect when struck by the slightest bit of light.
Here, the scrolls are magically brought to life by the light display in the Madden Gallery. In the drawing, you can see an original sketch by Lonnie, illustrating his preliminary ideas for the design of the lampposts.
When the we visited Samson Park this summer to unearth possibilities and consider limitations, we were frequently visited by an adorable bunny. The bunny’s friendly company soon became a source of creative inspiration–Lonnie cooked up a brand new light element in a matter of days: a rabbit sequence, or a series of still images of rabbits in the form of light boxes. When the ten rabbit images are put in order and are lit up one-by-one, it will appear as if one rabbit is in motion.
Virginia & Ryan assembling the rabbit light boxes.
Close-up of an individual light box; 6 light boxes in the sequence.Please continue to scroll down for past posts about Ice+Snow!Also, to learn more about the origins about the installation project, please see the post: Ice+Snow.
