Energy Flow

Source: CC BY-SA 3.0

Andrea Polli

Energy Flow , 2016 – ongoing

Co-workers & Funding

Wind Turbines and Install: Ron Gdovic, Mark Goyke, WindStax
Sargent Electric
Infrastructure Design: Chris Clavio, Clavion Unlimited
Programming Eric Geusz
Videography Jared Rendon-Trompak
with assistance from members of The Social Media Workgroup
David Di Donato, Matt Barbato, Jazmyn Crosby, Cecilia McKinnon, Isiah Smith
Electric infrastructure and fiber optics provided by Duquesne Light Company and DQE Communications and logistical support provided by Allegheny County.

Mnemosyne

Last updated: 2018-07-16

Documents

Installation Video e-flow

video/mp4

1920 × 1080

01:03

Description

constructued for the Rachel Carson bridge. Carson was an American marine biologist, author, and conservationist whose book Silent Spring and other writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement.

Over 27,000 multicolored LED lights positioned along the bridge’s vertical cables will show a real-time visualization of wind speed and direction as captured by a weather station located on the bridge. The electricity needed to power Energy Flow will be generated by sixteen wind turbines attached to the catenary arches of the bridge.

Keywords

aesthetics
- sculptural
- site-specific
genres
- installations
subjects
- Art and Science
  - light (energy)
- Arts and Visual Culture
  - architecture
- Nature and Environment
  - energy
  - weather

Technology & Material

Hardware

Wind turbines
multi-colored LED lights
weather station for data collection/air beam