Kari Kola illuminates Irish mountainside with 1,000 lights
Finnish artist Kari Kola used myriad emerald and blue lights to transform an area of Ireland's Connemara mountains into what he claims was "the largest site-specific light artwork ever created".
The Savage Beauty installation comprises 1,000 large lamps spread over three miles of the Irish mountain range flanking Loch na Fuaiche in north Connemara.
The artwork flooded the undulating topography in vibrant, pulsating colours. Intended to highlight the beauty of this remote landscape, the green and blue light was reflected in the loch and illuminated the low-lying clouds.
Kola was commissioned to create the artwork as part of the Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture events programme.
The installation takes its name after a quote by Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde, who described Connemara as "a savage beauty".
"Since I can't paint, I paint with light," said Kola, who has produced more than 2,000 installations in unique locations, including illuminating Unesco's Paris headquarters for the opening of the 2015 Year of Light, and lighting Stonehenge for World Heritage Day in 2018.
"I'm also interested in light beyond its artistic value," the artist added. "Everything on the planet is based on light. If I can choose, I always work with nature because that?s the best art that we have."
It took several weeks to install the lights, as well as the 20 kilometres of cables connected to 16 generators that were deposited by helic...
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