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LightWave || Glendale CA

LightWave || Glendale CA

LightWave was a public installation activated from October - November 2021. We came up with the idea for LightWave as a project for the City of Glendale’s Arts and Culture Commission to honor the experience of the COVID pandemic through public art. Our final installation encouraged social connection while staying physically distanced, using motion sensors to allow different combinations of people to activate light patterns in an interactive, social, and connected way. When motion sensors were not activated, the light installation automatically progressed through a series of programs customized by us. This installation was an incredible opportunity to engage people in the public sphere during a time of collective trauma. Through this art piece, we hope the public was able to experience a sense of beauty and wonder, as well as connection to friends, family, and strangers alike.

Design

  • 25 ft. long LightWave

  • 134 light tubes with 60 pixels each for a total of 8,040 independently controlled pixels

  • A custom hyperbola construction that created a sense of twisting movement and allowed for differing experiences based on the angle in which the piece was viewed

  • Custom live light programming set to automated progression + motion sensor activation by individuals and groups

  • Month long installation, live from October 9 - November 12 2021

Reseda Rising Artwalk || 2019

Video Recap

4th Reseda Rising Artwalk complete. Debuting a new installation at this annual Reseda “homecoming” (we grew up in Reseda together) has become a yearly tradition . Thanks to 11:11 A Creative Collective for you support of 818 artists and, as always, putting on such s great event.

Design

  • LED tubes

  • 168 LED tubes || 60 LEDs per tube = 10,080 pixels

  • 70 ft. x 20 ft. arranged to create a 30 ft. x 20 ft. light cave

  • Live controlled

Triforium Los Angeles

Triforium Los Angeles

LightRiders was honored to be a part of this incredible project to bring the Triforium back to life for a three part series in the fall of 2018. Featured in the LA Times and the culmination of a multi-year project, this endeavor revived a decades old, ahead-of-its-time audiovisual structure originally designed and installed by Joseph Young. With new technology (and some old tech), we were able to get the Triforium back up and running for a limited, temporary run. Hopefully, it can be restored to embody the original vision of Joseph Young’s futuristic vision.

From the Triforium Project

“The series, curated by Claire L. Evans and Jona Bechtolt of 5 EVERY DAY and YACHT, is hosted by Tom Carroll of TOM EXPLORES LOS ANGELES and made possible with the assistance and support of LA City Councilmember JOSE HUIZAR, the Los Angeles DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, the GOLDHIRSH FOUNDATION, THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION, and NOW ART LA.”

Media Coverage

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Los Angeles Times

After decades of silence, L.A.'s Triforium becomes the 'pipe organ of light' its creator meant it to be — for three nights

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@triforiumproject

Curbed LA

See Downtown’s space-age Triforium sculpture light up to music

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Video Recaps

Collaborators

5 EVERY DAY ,YACHT, TOM EXPLORES LOS ANGELES, LA City Councilmember JOSE HUIZAR, the Los Angeles DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, GOLDHIRSH FOUNDATION, THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION, NOW ART LA

Design

  • 1,474 individual light fixtures

  • 29,480 total LEDs

  • 3 individual faces with 22 columns of light fixtures on each column

  • ~60 ft tall

  • Live controlled and audioreactive

Ventura Artwalk || 2018

Ventura Artwalk || 2018

Video Recap

Thanks to Downtown Ventura Partners, we were invited to come to the 25th Anniversary of the Ventura Artwalk to do an all new installation customized for this special occasion. We used LED beaded curtains to create a light world that could be both seen from afar and be completely immersive. The beaded curtains created a nostalgic feel with a modern tech twist.

Design

  • LED Beads

  • 3,150 individual LED beads, hung in strands of 15 beads

  • Ten separate curtains of 315 LED beads each,

  • Area: LED bead curtains hung parallel in a 2,400 sq. ft. space

  • Live controlled and audioreactive

Reseda Artwalk || 2018

Reseda Artwalk || 2018

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Video Recap

We came home (raised in Reseda!) for the third year and put together something we had never done before- a dual structure immersive installation with more LED lanterns - 150 - than we had ever done before. This allowed us to create patterns that mirrored each other on each structure and also had patterns that bounced between structures to create a cohesive experience. See below for more details!

Design

  • 150 lanterns

  • 3,000 LEDs

  • Two independent structures

  • Each structure: 8 ft. tall/30 ft. around

  • Each structure: 5 rows of 15 lanterns each

  • Structure material: PVC

  • Live controlled and audioreactive

Frogtown Artwalk || 2018

Frogtown Artwalk || 2018

Video Recap

We got to come back to Frogtown after a ridiculously fun Frogtown Artwalk 2016. For 2018, we did a half-mile installation of over 100 synced lanterns along the famed Los Angeles River,connecting the various food and art at Frogtown Artwalk. This definitely could not have been done without the help of some incredible volunteers. All in all, it was 24 hours from setup to breakdown, and completely worth it.

Design

  • ~2,500 feet long

  • 110 individual lanterns, all synced

  • Individual lanterns were each powered by a custom-battery pack

  • 2,200 LEDs total

  • Live controlled and audioreactive

Grand Park LA || NYELA 2017

Grand Park LA || NYELA 2017

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We were honored to be invited back by the folks at Grand Park LA in the heart of downtown Los Angeles for our third New Years eve event in a row. We installed our most immersive installation yet, theGRiD.  3000+ LEDs spread out over 45 4ft. hand-rolled foam tubes hung down to create a a bright, rich immersive 3D environment. New Years Eve guests hung out in the hanging light-forest to take selfies, talk, romance, and enjoy the view. Always an incredible event!

Design

  • (45) 4ft handmade foam tubes (you can't buy these anywhere!)

  • Total of 3,000+ LEDs, 68 individually controlled LEDs per tube

  • 9 x 5 grid

  • ~30 ft long x ~12 ft wide

  • Overhanging structure using wire and nylon rope

Reseda Rising ArtWalk || 2017

Reseda Rising ArtWalk || 2017

Video Recap

Reseda is where LightRiders was raised. So naturally, we had to debut our newest installation, the GRiD, for this year's event (11:11 Creative Collective).  Our most immersive installation yet. 

Design

  • (45) 4ft handmade foam tubes (you can't buy these anywhere!)

  • Total of 3,000+ LEDs, 68 individually controlled LEDs per tube

  • 9 x 5 grid

  • ~30 ft long x ~12 ft wide

  • Overhanging structure using urban materials (palm trees, fencing) and wire rope

Grand Park LA || NYELA 2016

Grand Park LA || NYELA 2016

Video Recap

We got to do something a little different and make installations for each information booth at Grand Park for the 2016 party.

Collaborators

Grand Park LA

 

Design

  • 9 LED Tube chandeliers of 4 ft. hand made LED foam tube

  • 72 LEDs per tubes

  • 4 individual installations throughout event space to light up information booths

  • Custom programming using a Teensy for each of set of 5 tubes

FROGTOWN ARTWALK || 2016

FROGTOWN ARTWALK || 2016

A pleasure to be featured alongside the incredible artists and purveyors of fine community gatherings at the Frogtown ArtWalk 2016. We put up an interactive balloon arch- 33 balloons lit and floating with the opp for anyone to come up and play the lights.  yeeeeeeaaaaa

Design

  • 33 helium filled 24" balloons

  • stacked LED balloon arch configuration

  • 11x3 | |

  • "Live" light control with a video game controller

  • audience interactive station with light control

Reseda Rising ArtWalk || 2016

Reseda Rising ArtWalk || 2016

Reseda is where the two artists behind LightRiders come from. This was homecoming. And it was beyond incredible!

Collaborators

11:11 Creative Collective

 

Design

  • (45) 24" LED embedded helium filled balloons

  • 9x5 stacked arches construction

  • Audience interactive and audience control

Grand Park LA || NYE LA 2015

Grand Park LA || NYE LA 2015

Video Recap

NYE 2015 was one to remember! We put up a 15 x 9 light grid LNTRNZ installation- 135 20" lanterns lit up! 28 ft. wide x 18 ft. high. Thanks to the Grand Park team for making us a part of this incredible event!

Design

  • (135) 24" LED embedded paper lanterns

  • 15 x 9 grid configuration

  • 25 ft high x 40 ft wide

  • "Live" light control with audioreactivity