Solar Collector (sculpture)
- Solar Collector (sculpture)
"Solar Collector" is an interactive light art installation in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. It was commissioned by the Region of Waterloo and designed by Gorbet Design Inc. The sculpture consists of twelve aluminum shafts lined with solar panels and high-intensity LEDs. The shafts are arranged so that one is always perpendicular to the mid-day height of the sun as it cycles through seasonal positions. Energy collected by the LEDs during the day powers a nightly light show. The general public interacts with the sculpture via its website where they design patterns and routines for the LEDs which are combined to create the nightly shows.
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See also
* Installation art
* Renewable energy sculpture
External links
* [http://www.solarcollector.ca Homepage]
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