Spontaneous Order – the Rhythm of the Fireflies Opening Day
September 13
Join us for the opening day of this immersive installation that is a tribute to the marvel of watching fireflies in nature.
Look up to see a field of 200 ‘firefly’ jars, each containing a light that will blink at random with a golden glow. When the light from one jar recognizes another glowing nearby, gradually the blinking between them synchronizes and their lights turn blue. Over time, the patterns of the blinking colors shift and flow from one end of the room to the other. Watch as the blue lights independently change back to gold creating new patterns, and then synchronize to blue again.
Created by artists Sally Weber and Craig Newswanger of Resonance Studio, the exhibit includes information about fireflies, their behaviors, habitats and ways you can help them flourish. They also produced a custom soundscape, entitled Nocturne, that adds the summer sounds of insects to enhance the feeling of the flow and flicker of light and amplify the Rhythm of Fireflies.
