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#Hi Ray
Vivid Festival of Light, Music & Ideas 2014 (Sydney, New South Wales)
2014
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Abstract
A light sculpture with its own personality  ‘Ray’  the first ever solar powered installation at Vivid 2014, Sydney’s annual festival of music, light and ideas. The project is the brainchild of a startup social enterprise  Pollinate Energy  an Australian company who install solar lights in India’s urban slums. Pollinate Energy change lives and health outcomes for India’s poor by providing a source of affordable, renewable and clean energy.
A monumental collaboration of individuals and organisations have rallied behind the incredible story of Pollinate Energy to bring Ray to life. The unusual and innovative collaboration cuts across companies, notÂ-for-Âprofits, creatives and experts from a variety of fields. The varied team working on the 7ÂmetreÂtall sculpture includes lighting design duo amigo & amigo and digital interactivity designers S1T2. Ray’s personality has been shaped by experience design team Wildwon and Ray is solar powered by Southern Cross University’s ‘sunflower’. Even more support for this project has come from OnLED, AutoBake, AECOM, Destination NSW and sponsor PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Details
- Title
- #Hi Ray
- Creators
- J BattyS ChuaBarry J Hill - Southern Cross UniversityMatthew Hill - Southern Cross UniversityR Larrieirve
- Event
- Vivid Festival of Light, Music & Ideas 2014 (Sydney, New South Wales)
- Identifiers
- 2321; 991012820508602368
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Business, Law and Arts; School of Arts and Social Sciences; Creative Arts
- Resource Type
- Other creative works