SOLAR FLARE: an interactive sun sculpture by Caitlind r.c. Brown & Wayne Garrett

December 2013 - February 2014

More information: https://incandescentcloud.com/2014/01/19/solar-flare-an-interactive-light-sculpture/

Music by AM Static: https://soundcloud.com/amstatic

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ARTISTS | Caitlind r.c. Brown & Wayne Garrett

ARCHITECT + DRAFTSMAN | Ivan Ostapenko

ENGINEER | Justin Williams, Silver Tree Structural Ltd.

HEAD WELDER | David Benediktson, Coyote Works Ltd

ADDITIONAL WELDER | Patrick Southgate

TECHNICAL TEAM | Andrew Frosst, Lane Shordee, and Ivan Ostapenko

SOLAR FLARE was sponsored by Downtown Calgary, calgarydowntown.com/index.html

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SOLAR FLARE is an interactive sun sculpture designed to artificially prolong “golden hour” into the longest and coldest nights of the year. Conceived specifically for Stephen Avenue pedestrian walkway in Calgary (Canada), the piece is animated via motion sensors by viewers as they pass beneath. A temporary interjection into the early darkness of the Canadian winter, SOLAR FLARE explores the social elements of light – particularly warm light – and its power to draw together diverse communities to bask in its glow.

The third in a series of large-scale light sculptures created by Calgarian artists Caitlind r.c. Brown & Wayne Garrett, SOLAR FLARE pays homage to an established genre of sun-themed works by quintessential light artists, attempting to catch and re-create an artificial semblance of the brightest and most essential celestial body known to earth. Whether this pursuit is a utopian fantasy, a god complex, or an attempt to suspend time itself, SOLAR FLARE invites audiences to reconsider a familiar space and engage with their city in a different light – after darkness falls.

Viewers of SOLAR FLARE were invited to participate in an open-ended community Light Performance beneath the sculpture, celebrating the Winter Solstice on December 19, 2013

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Special Thanks: Shauna Quinn, Downtown Calgary, Coyote Works Ltd, Dave & Jodi Benediktson, Tevin Maker, Kayleigh Hall, Nate McLeod, and the team from the Art Gallery of Calgary, AM Static, Andrew Frosst, Lane Shordee, Ivan Ostapenko, Patrick Southgate, Clare Duckett, Evan Gillespie, Sport Chek, and our awesome pals and families. Thanks for the support!

Many thanks to our suspension locations: The Art Gallery of Calgary, Sport Chek, James Joyce, Winners, The Bank of Nova Scotia building, The Tribune, Tropicana, and ARP Pharmacy.