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Today Longwoods Gardens are one of the largest horticultural areas in the world and include the 1077 acres of gardens, woodlands, meadows, fountains and a 4.5 acres, is reserved for the music Conservatory. Since 1922, it regularly holds spectacular educational programs for all ages and levels with the participation of leading artists from different genres. In the framework of this tradition is the presentation of the "bright minds" Monroe.









To work the artist used more than 27 thousand led "beacons" on the glass stems. But when you walk on the green or a pond in the daytime, you may not notice anything unusual. Large-scale installation in the sunlight looks like a dandelion covered with white down. But at dusk, the magic begins!

Led colors come alive, illuminating the surroundings with gentle shades of gold, lilac, pink, green... patches of light reflected in the water, and the grass Longwoods gardens is transformed into a romantic tale that will not be forgotten by any visitor of the exhibition.





The exhibit is called "water Tower" — they are made of ordinary glass bottles, stacked in 69 columns in the middle of the meadows. For Bruce it's not just a maze of industrial waste, but also a way to show people the possibility of transformation of the most ordinary things – it would wish.

And this helps all the same led lights inside the glass, which changes color in sync with the music. And not to ignore the pond, Monroe decided to decorate his glowing lilies.





His creative direction Bruce has identified for a long time – the light was his passion, his subject, his material throughout his life. "Light has always played an important role in my life and work, so for me this is a natural creative environment. I always carry the album and everything about fresh ideas, write there. Then from the sketches there is something more," says Monroe.

But the artist not only embodies his fantastic vision of beauty, but also keep up with the times – he believes it is important to reduce your carbon footprint as much as possible. Therefore, all led "dandelions" at night, please look exclusively due to the accumulated by the day the sun's rays. So spectacular installation completely self-sufficient.





The idea to create something like that was born 1992. Bruce traveled to Australia and was fascinated by the red desert of Uluru (national Park Ayers Rock) in the heart of the continent. This place seemed to radiate energy, heat and conjures up some ideas.





Digging in itself, Monroe was able to articulate these hints: "In the desert there are a lot of inconsistencies — they are sterile, but then the rain and they bloom, turning into a real Paradise. Dormant seeds are patiently waiting for the right moment in the dry earth. My artificial flowers have to wait on them will not ascend the southern stars to bloom with gentle rhythms of light."

The first two installations of Bruce Monroe took place in 2004 in London, and after the show in an eco-project Eden in Cornwall in early 2009, followed by wide international recognition. Since then, every year the artist pleases fans an unforgettable light show.





Already known plans for the next exhibition. Bruce intends to hold it next year in the desert Uluru – in the very place where the idea of "Fields of Light".

The scale of the event is truly unprecedented: this time Monroe uses a quarter of a million "stems" and 3,290 kilometers of optical fiber, which in six weeks will cover 311 000 acres of national Park.

Since herbs in this area, no unusual lighting gently illuminates the bare rocks and turn them into a completely alien landscape which you can enjoy from dusk till dawn.

 




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