Have you seen this image before? This is a current light installation in Uluru. The artist Munro named his latest installation, Tili Wiru Tjuta Nyakutjaku. This translates to “looking at lots of beautiful lights” in Pitjantjatjara, the language of the Aboriginal locals. This is available until the March of next year. It is quite amazing in terms of its lighting effect and the size of the installation. I admired the artist's creativity and this installation is on placed on the earth but not damaging the land physically. However, I personally thinks this installation may create quite a numbers of problems to the environment.
Firstly, to keep the lights on every night until the next March in such a large scale. I would ask how much electric energy are actually used in the installation.
Secondly, the installation may suggest a light pollution in the area. As the whole area will be lit up the whole night, it might already affect the animals habitat around the area.
Lastly, I am also interested in where this large amount of optic fibre will be placed after this installation ends. I hope there is better place to use these optic fibres then just let them become a large amount of waste.
I reckon the recently art installation has actually created many waste and sadly to see most of the beautiful and creative art installations become a piece of waste once after the exhibitions. I think either reusing the waste to form another piece of installation or simply just be more aware of how much waste and pollution the installation has created will be a good start to be an environmental responsible artist.
Bruce Munro / Field of Light, Uluru, 2016
Reference:
Bruce Munro's multicolored Field of Lights blooms in stunning desert display. (n.d.). Retrieved April 27, 2016, from http://inhabitat.com/bruce-munros-multicolored-field-of-lights-blooms-in-stunning-desert-display/bruce-munro-field-of-light-uluru-2016-mark-pickthall-afar/
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