Spectra art installation at Victoria Tower Gardens. 4th August to 11th August 2014
spectra [london], 2014[edit] Spectra London, Victoria Tower Gardens The London installation consisted similarly of 49 Xenon searchlights shining together into the sky, accompanied by a soundscape. This presentation of Spectra was produced and presented by Artangel[3] and co-commissioned by Mayor of London Boris Johnson and the 14-18 NOW programme of the Imperial War Museum for the centenary of World War One.[4][5] and funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. It was switched on at the end of the Lights Out event on 4 August 2014, when the lights of many buildings in the UK were turned off in recollection of Sir Edward Grey's famous prophecy that, "The lamps are going out all over Europe; we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime."[6] The installation was turned off for good at dawn on 11 August 2014, as the presentation was only planned to last for one week.[4] The spotlights used were xenon arc lamps requiring 4 kilowatts of power each.[5] The array and the sound system was powered by four diesel generators fuelled by vegetable oil.[5] A crew of thirty technicians assembled, tested and maintained the installation.[5] The soundscape was inspired by mathematical concepts and consisted of pure sine waves.[7]
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Location: Westminster London
Photo credit: © Ian Goodrick / Alamy / Afripics
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