Solas 

interactive light sculpture powered by clean energy

Blue Mountains artists, artisans and engineers are building
a light and sonic sculpture installation for exhibition at 

16th-18th Oct Youth Eco Summit, Sydney Olympic Park,

16th & 17th Nov Lawson Festival

26th-31st Dec Peats Ridge Festival

15th-17th March Blue Mountains Music Festival

 

Jasmines Pedal Power @ Solas Pilot 2011      PHOTO CREDIT Shay Tobin

Solas is a different way for people to encounter nature, art and technology

 

Supported by the Australian Government through Inspiring Australia  and

Blue Mountain City Council’s Cultural Partnership Program 2012

Video highlights from 2011 the Solas pilot project

...two workshops and and several installations...

Peats Ridge Festival

Revellers welcome New Year 2012 illuminated by 30 light wheels. Powered by renewable energy

photographs by Alice Appel

Sculpture were made at daily workshops

Wheel hubs up-cycled into looms are woven into light sculptures

Solas ilLOOMinations

Loved up at Lawson Festival

All photos; Shay Tobin

The up-cycled scrap sculptures glow at night during the Love Lawson Festival.

Shadows projected on to the landscape, transforms it in unexpected ways.

Hanging around in Newtown

Light wheels form a colour canopy above the crowd.

a cool place to hang..

 




...in the trees

Looking so fine in daylight...

 ...imagine the effect of moonlight.



Big Solas thanks to Deirdre, Jasmine, Indigo and Michael xxxxx

Vocal Local @ Newtown Festival

Great day to be in Newtown today

Check out Solas light wheels

@Local Vocal stage...

Sunday 13th Nov

DIY Light Wheels - a recipe

Light wheel woven from weeds: Photos by Shay Tobin

Ingredients: 

Select some pre loved bike wheels...err... looms

 add 25 willing locals...

Gather some cut-off material, scrap bits and pieces... then started weaving

 so far, so good

make a few tucks & tweeks

solder together the electroluminscent wire 

Sharp eyes...

...and steady hands loop the EL wire

power up the lights and



solar charge the batteries


 

  

spark it up...

looks magical in the dark





 




wow... 
.... beautiful work 

thanks to all the workshop participants, Michelle, Michael, Deirdre and Shay