Solar Equation, by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, part of Federation Square’s The Light In Winter, is a simulation of the sun, “100 million times smaller than the real thing”.
Here’s how it looks in daytime, when inactive:
At dusk it fires up:
Solar Equation, by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, part of Federation Square’s The Light In Winter, is a simulation of the sun, “100 million times smaller than the real thing”.
Here’s how it looks in daytime, when inactive:
At dusk it fires up:
12 replies on “Solar Equation”
I love this thing! It’s soo amazing. Have been over a few times already to play with it via the iPhone app (app is ‘Solar Equation’, funnily enough)….
Worth checking out for any Melburnians, ends in 2 weeks today.
Cool! Errr… I mean, hot!
… no sun spots i see!
I want one in my backyard!
there is no such thing as ” a million times smaller “
Isn’t that a fake?
Phillip, It isn’t fake. It really exists and on opening night it crashed.
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs262.snc3/27745_436787675658_680710658_6233879_7971638_n.jpg
Oh wow! That’s amazing and freaky at the same time. Every time I stare at it, I feel like it’s a comet coming to crash onto Earth.
I like it.. It is pretty. (Yeah, I’m a real art critic, me ;-)
Can we get a coronal mass ejection, please? :-D
@Phillip, correct, there is not really a giant ball of fire hovering over Federation Square.
@Chelsea, it’s well worth looking for video online, or going to see it yourself; it’s animated with sound. Very neat.
I might check it out when I have the time this weekend. But I did go look for it in YouTube. Still amazing and a little freaky.