The Field of Light installation by British artist Bruce Munro, recently opened at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at the University of Texas, Austin. Field of Light, mixed media (fiber optical, glass, acrylic, light source) consists of a stunning display of 28,000 solar powered stems that gently illuminate the arboretum.
Illuminating 16 acres in the Texas Arboretum at the Wildflower Center, Field of Light is a stunning display of 28,000 vibrant solar-powered, fiber-optic light pods that showcase the intersection of art, technology, and nature. The installation unites with the outdoors, celebrating the natural topography of the landscape and creating an immersive and emotional experience for guests. The exhibit runs September through December 2022.
In 1992, journeying to Uluru through the Red Desert in central Australia, Munro felt a compelling connection to the energy, heat and brightness of the desert landscape, which he recorded in his ever-present sketchbooks. Field of Light is the embodiment of this experience. Munro recalls “I wanted to create an illuminated field of stems that, like the dormant seed in a dry desert, would burst into bloom at dusk with gentle rhythms of light under a blazing blanket of stars.” Having developed the idea for over a decade the first Field of Light was created in the field behind his family home in Wiltshire.
Further information on the Field of Light: https://www.wildflower.org/field-of-light
