Public Artwork
Flashlight
Location:
Toronto Sculpture Garden, 115 King Street East, Toronto, ON, M5C 1G6, Canada
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Artwork creator(s):
Jacob, Luis
Text author(s):
Worrell, Bernie; Collins, Bootsy; Clinton, George
Installation year:
2005
Remarks on location:
Subway Station: King Street – Yellow Line Yonge-University-Spadina
Description:
The message “EVERYBODY’S GOT A LITTLE LIGHT UNDER THE SUN” appeared at the Toronto Sculpture Garden in the spring of 2005. This message was written upon an LED sign that framed a climbing dome situated beneath a large mirror ball, in a park. The electric sign and the mirror ball’s motor were powered by two different sources: solar panels captured available sunlight and converted it to electrical energy to power the motor of the mirror ball; alternately, bicycle pedals attached to hidden electrical generators also transformed visitors’ muscle power into electricity to power the LED sign and make the text visible.
Text of the artwork:
EVERYBODY'S GOT A LITTLE
LIGHT UNDER THE SUN
Text theme:
Song: Flashlight; Artist: George Clinton; Album: 500,000 Kilowatts of P-Funk Power; Lyrics: Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, Release date: 2004.02.17; Label: Fruit Tree
Artwork theme:
Global warming, energy consumption, solidarity Text reference:
History:
Exhibited: May 4-September 15, 2005, at the Toronto Sculpture Garden
Event date(s):
2005 Dimensions:
Height:
13m
Width:
17m Note(s):
Flashlight was awarded Best Public Art 2005 by NOW Magazine and the Viewers’ Choice Award 2006 by the Toronto Sculpture Garden
Artist's biography:
Salazar, Jose Luis Jacob Document(s):
Syndicate
