Spirits of Earth

Outdoor Lighting Installation

Published
2023
Exhibition
GIDA Good Design Exhibition — Baoding
Material
Frosted glass, LED array, painted wood
Awards
A' Design Award — Iron Winner (2024)European Product Design Award — Top Design (2023)International Design Awards — Bronze Winner (2023)Spark Design Awards — Finalist (2023)Guangdong Universities Industrial Design Competition — The First Prize (2023)

This outdoor lighting installation reveals the overlooked vitality of grass through a subtle interplay of movement and light. A horizontal linear laser sweeps across the ground, transforming blades of grass into a field of shifting green points, while the oscillating light source keeps the effect in gentle motion.

The jar-like form contains a secondary light that works in sync with the external projection. As the laser expands outward, the light inside fades; as the scattered points draw back, flickering light reappears within the vessel, creating the impression of fireflies drifting out into the landscape and returning again. The result is a quiet, atmospheric intervention that turns an ordinary patch of grass into a living nocturnal scene.

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