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Glowing Wheels

Glowing Wheels are kinetic lighting installations relating to the Genus Loci of the famous Spanish City Fairground, connecting the memories of the place to its new development and use of the space. 

The Rainbow Pleasure Wheel was imported from the United States to the Spanish City. When completed in June 1914, it allowed people to ride around it at up to 40 miles per hour. It was hailed as a success and in the following week it was claimed that thousands had ridden the wheel, declaring it to be "thrilling", "champion" and "extra". Aether & Hemera's Glowing Wheels refers to the spinning ferris wheel; its dynamism will reflect the thrill of the ride and its coloured lights will echo the multi coloured neons of the fairground.

Commissioned by NTC Cultural Services for Shimmer Event 2012

For more information:                                                           guardian.co.uk/uk/the-northerner/2012/nov/02/art-newcastle

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Lighting intensity and colour change; evocative texts, representative of the place, is displayed using the ‘Persistence of Vision’ phenomenon. Photo: George Bosnyak (c) North Tyneside Council Kinetic lighting installation
Lighting intensity and colour change; evocative texts, representative of the place, is displayed using the ‘Persistence of Vision’ phenomenon. Photo: George Bosnyak (c) North Tyneside Council
Lighting intensity and colour change; evocative texts, representative of the place, is displayed using the ‘Persistence of Vision’ phenomenon. Photo: George Bosnyak (c) North Tyneside Council Digital art allow us to engage with public memory and, in this project, reliving Whitley Bay’s traditions and Spanish City’s recollections. Photo: George Bosnyak (c) North Tyneside Council The artwork is inspired by The Spanish City Fairground and its famous Rainbow Pleasure Wheel. Photo: George Bosnyak (c) North Tyneside Council The aim of the proposed lighting installation is to reliving childhood memories and, at the same time, providing a statement of optimism for the future. Aether & Hemera’s installation explore light’s creative and artistic potential to express ideas, emotions and surprising encounters, and are crafted to generate a sense of joy in everyone, from children to elder adults, interacting with their emotional perception We believe that digital works have often provoked interesting social or collective memory debates and community interaction around public art. Photo: George Bosnyak (c) North Tyneside Council Shimmer Grand Finale Photo: George Bosnyak (c) North Tyneside Council video
 
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