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Light Art at Plantation Place
The light wall runs along the newly created Plantation Lane that divides the two halves of the Plantation Place building - from Christopher Wren’s Grade I listed St Margaret Patten’s Church to the west of the development, all the way to Mincing Lane in the east.
LTP’s Terry Reeves was approached by electrical contractors Haden Young, and architects/engineers/lighting designers Arup to source lighting fixtures as specified. Reeves collaborated on the engineering elements with Arup’s David Hymas, which included producing a full scale mock up demonstration of a section of the wall, allowing the testing of different lightsources before making their final choice.
The ColorBlast was selected for its even wash characteristics, its durability and its low maintenance and running cost factors.
Fifty-one ColorBlasts shine up from the base of the 1 metre wide wall, evenly spaced along its length, and 51 are inset along the top, beaming down. They were programmed by Reeves using CK’s ColorPlay authoring software. The standard sequence includes a slow full spectrum sweep along the rows of fixtures. Control is via a CK’s iPlayer 2 compact multiple show storage/ playback system, specially developed to run their digital lighting products.
The ColorBlasts illuminate a sepia tinted photographic etching of the dark side of the moon that runs lengthways along the wall, picking out its casting onto the glass fascias, creating shadows, contrasts and producing an almost hallucinogenic 3D effect when combined with the image.
The feature wall is proving a great hit, and is fast becoming a popular after-dark public attraction in its own right.
The project took two years to come to fruition, explains Terry Reeves, who said: “It was very exciting to be working on such an innovative and inspiring installation that united so many interesting people and ideas.”
The building is operated by British Land Securities, and Bovis Lend Lease were the principal contractors. The wall itself was constructed by German-based construction firm, Gartners.
25th October 2004
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