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Day 2 of the W100K in Crawford, TX. Photo by Grant Miller for the George W. Bush Presidential Center.
Paraluna by: Christopher Schardt from: Oakland, CA year: 2018
Paraluna combines kinetic sculpture, LEDs and music. Its main component is a disc 10m in diameter with 17,280 LEDs. A computer controls the LEDs while rotating, raising, lowering, and tilting the disc.
Some of the LED patterns work with the rotation of the disk, creating spirals. Others use persistence-of-vision, making an image hover in space above the spinning LEDs. Spokes demonstrates both of these styles: photos.app.goo.gl/DcP9IauNTjRHENUh2
Surrounding the disc are several high-quality speakers that play classical music at comfortable, yet immersive volume, creating a comfortable, peaceful place to be. Patterns are chosen to complement each musical piece, as with Firmament:
English Name: Common Nighthawk
Scientific Name: Chordeiles minor
Taxonomy: Caprimulgiformes / Caprimulgidae (Nightjars and Allies)
14 May 2014--Jennings Hall (3rd floor view to the north), Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Male, by the white throat.
eBird Checklist: ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S18389254