"Sure, those festive holiday lightshave officially burnt out, but that doesn't mean things have to be dark and dreary this winter: the Union Square Partnership (USP) is graciously adding some light and liveliness to the darkest time of the year with its new interactive art installation, "Patterned Behavior" by MASARY Studios, on view every evening (dusk to 10pm) from now through Tuesday, February 17."
"Located at Union Square Park's North Plaza and Pavilion on 17th Street between Broadway and Park Avenue South, "Patterned Behavior" acts like an urban musical instrument, using architecture as a structure to "play" with sound production. Each evening's illumination is shaped by the thousands of pedestrians that pass through Union Square every day, turning the footsteps and rhythms of passersby into a dynamic audio-visual composition with infrared sensors triggering synchronized light displays that depict how people come together in the area."
"'We're fascinated by how people move through familiar public spaces and architecture and how those movements become part of our social rhythm,' said Edwards 'With 'Patterned Behavior,' we're inviting the public to see and hear how their presence shapes the spirit of Union Square-a living canvas of light, sound, and motion. We're honored to bring this piece to life, creating a different way for people to interact with the energy that's already there.'"
The Union Square Partnership installed "Patterned Behavior" by MASARY Studios at Union Square Park's North Plaza and Pavilion on 17th Street between Broadway and Park Avenue South. The installation operates each evening from dusk to 10pm through Tuesday, February 17. The work functions like an urban musical instrument, using architecture and infrared sensors to convert pedestrians' footsteps and rhythms into synchronized light displays and dynamic audio-visual compositions. Thousands of daily passersby shape the nightly illumination, creating patterns that depict how people come together. MASARY co-founder Ryan Edwards collaborated with Christopher Janney to realize the concept and invite public interaction with the park's energy.
Read at Time Out New York
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