| Life Pulse |

Developed for Archilab in 2004, Life Pulse modifies public lighting to make it react to the individual. By embracing lighting columns, the passerby creates an illuminated composition. The lampposts are programmed to respond to the human touch by emitting light at the frequency of the person’s heartbeat. Life Pulse makes the rhythm of the town follow the life of each individual, inverting the traditional relationship between urban dwellers and their environment. The columns encourage a moment of encounter where participants reveal their innermost workings. Through the ritualistic process of setting their own heartbeat in light the users conjoin with the sculpture to create a kinetic form; part
human, part technological.

| Lifepulse commissioned for Darlington |