LAX Gateway Pylon Project Kinetic Light Installation
“9/11: RED WHITE AND BLUE”
a memorial to 9/11
a memorial to 9/11
Date: 2002 / 2006
Dimensions:
100’ x 12’ diameter towers
Media:
Translucent glass, computer-driven kinetic light display
Commissioned By:
Los Angeles World Airports, for Los Angeles International Airport
Location:
Los Angeles International Airport; Century Boulevard and the Century/Sepulveda Boulevards Exchange, Los Angeles, California
Description/Narrative:
Created in 2002, “9/11: Red, White and Blue,” a temporary installation, echoes the locator aspect of the Gateway Pylons, in that it references both the United States and its focused attention to the solemn day of September 11, 2001. I wanted to illustrate both context and contemplation by the use of white light, which contains the entire spectrum of light and represents the diversity of life, and the specificity of America’s use of the red, white and blue as a heartfelt aspect of our unity and identity.
The public art piece (Kinetic Light Installation, untitled, 2000) was twice interrupted for 24 hours with this tribute, the first time commemorating the one-year anniversary of 9/11 in 2002, and the second commemorating the 5-year anniversary of 9/11 in 2006. The 2006 display was made possible after a technological upgrade to the Gateway Pylon lighting system. Utilizing contemporary LED technology, “9/11: Red, White and Blue” was the first program to be displayed with the renovated Gateway pylon lighting. On December 5 2006 the original public art work was reinstalled. On December 20 2006 Los Angeles World Airports displayed its own “Holiday Light Program” within the pylons. The original program was reinstated 11/02/07.
VIDEO
LAX 2006 TEAM (partial list)
Color Kinetics, Incorporated
(Chromacore technology, ColorBlast 12 Powercore fixtures)
(Chromacore technology, ColorBlast 12 Powercore fixtures)
Los Angeles World Airports Maintenance Department
Artist Paul Tzanetopoulos
Programmer David Smith, ETC West
Programmer David Smith, ETC West
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ORIGINAL INSTALLATION
Los Angeles International Airport
(2000)
