The piece, described by Janney as "an abstraction of Georgia in colour and sound", features 32 Chauvet Intimidator Scan LED 300 scanners, 68 horizontal panes of coloured glass - stacked in 17 sections with four panes in each section - along a 160ft hallway. As the light from the recessed fixtures in the ceiling passes over the glass, it reflects and refracts creating a continuously changing pattern of colour on the wall.
Janney, who is a trained architect and jazz musician, composed a score of environmental accents - indigenous sounds of natural Georgia environments - that accompany this 'light ballet'. Additionally, the hallway features a series of interactive 'touch panels' that are activated by a passerby triggering a soft tone. The light and sound work together creating an immersive experience for travellers making them part of the artwork.
"After extensive research for Light Waves: Atlanta," said Janney. "The Chauvet Intimidator Scan LED 300, as a single-source LED with a hard edge that penetrates through four panes of glass, was hands-down the best fixture on the market."
(Jim Evans)
