{"id":38596,"date":"2020-01-03T14:54:20","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T22:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=38596"},"modified":"2020-01-03T19:38:23","modified_gmt":"2020-01-04T03:38:23","slug":"friday-fun-field-of-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/01\/03\/friday-fun-field-of-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Fun: Field of Light"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the rolling hills of Paso Robles, CA there is a most amazing art installation: Field of Light<\/em><\/strong>, by British artist Bruce Munro<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Consisting of over 58,800 spheres on 2.5′ stems and lit by solar-powered fiber optics, they illuminate the countryside in every color of the rainbow \u2013 and gradually change their hues.<\/p>\n

It’s part of a larger series of Field of Light<\/em> installations that stretch across the globe. You can view more of his installations at the Munro Website.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.brucemunro.co.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n

His inspiration for the projects came from a camping trip in Australia’s Red Desert to Uluru Rock (also known as Ayres) where he was struck by how the desert appears barren and infertile \u2013 until a rainfall makes the flowers bloom.<\/p>\n

Munro envisioned a field of lights like dormant seeds in a dry desert that would “bloom” when darkness fell. This inspiration was realized in Munro’s installation at Uluru Rock in Australia<\/a> \u2013 which uses 326 miles of optic fiber to create. It is on display indefinitely.<\/p>\n

The Paso Robles installation covers 15 acres of Sensorio<\/em> \u2013 an interactive garden and art center owned by Ken Hunter<\/strong>. It took five weeks for 20 staff members and other volunteers to construct the exhibit. Over 2,000 people visited it on just the first weekend it was opened.<\/p>\n

The Field of Light<\/em> display at Sensorio<\/a> is open Wednesdays through Sundays from 7 to 11 PM until June 2020. Adult admission is $27 on Wednesday and Thursday and $30 Friday through Sunday. Tickets for children age 12 and under are $9 on Wednesday, $18 on Thursday and $19 Friday through Sunday. Children under age 2 get in for free. To learn more and reserve tickets, visit sensoriopaso.com<\/a> or call (805) 226-4287.<\/p>\n

Needless to say, it’s been a magnet for photographers – so let’s enjoy some of the ephemeral\u00a0 beauty.\u00a0 And I’ll admit I’m going a little overboard.\u00a0 But they were all so gorgeous (not sure you could take a bad picture) I couldn’t decide what to eliminate – so I didn’t!<\/p>\n

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Attr.: Serena Munro – His wife<\/em><\/p>\n

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Chambers of Commerce<\/em><\/p>\n

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Clifford Oto<\/em><\/p>\n

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Melissa Curtin<\/em><\/p>\n

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MyModern<\/em><\/p>\n

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Tribune<\/em><\/p>\n

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YouTube<\/em><\/p>\n