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2014年2月4日星期二

100,000 Floating LED Lights Illuminate Tokyo’s Sumida River

Fireflies are basically nature’s LED lights: they’re cute, bright, efficient, and they can go anywhere. Not surprisingly, these ingenious, self-illuminating insects have been linked to LED lighting technology in ways with real-life impact, from creating more affordable LED lights, to unlocking the mysteries of firefly mating practices.

LED puck lights

It’s only fitting then, that the primary art installation at Tokyo’s May, 2012 Firefly Festival was comprised of 100,000 waterproof LED puck lights, which were meant to symbolize fireflies and other insects rich with Japanese cultural significance. Casting an eerie, iridescent blue glow over the water, the lights were drifted down the Sumida River, an act that also paid homage to the Japanese tradition of floating candles on water. Panasonic provided the battery powered LED outdoor lights, charging them ahead of time using solar energy and scooping them up with large net once they completed their voyage.

What a stunning way to commemorate so many important aspects of Japanese culture. Sure, Panasonic also used the installation to market its new line of LED bulbs, but since they picked up after themselves, I’ll give them a pass in the name of art.


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