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Solar Collector: Interactive public art
The Solar Collector
In a collaboration between the community and the sun, Solar Collector gathers human expression and solar energy during the day, then brings them to life each night in a performance of flowing light patterns. The sculpture was created by artist team Gorbet Design Inc. (Matt Gorbet, Rob Gorbet, and Susan LK Gorbet) as a commission for the Region of Waterloo in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.
The public art project is solar-powered and interactive, inviting the community to choreograph its nightly performance via the web. The sculpture consists of 12 illuminated metal shafts, all of which are solar powered, arranged in a graceful curve. Each night the project comes to life through a series of animated light shows, which are created over the web. The entire piece coordinates itself to interact with the sun’s positioning.
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