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Berlin-based artist Gunda Förster, whose light installations can be found in major cities throughout Europe, is particularly interested in the way art shifts people's perception of public spaces. Her light-based work for Vancouver City Hall, which is her first North American commission, will appear to viewers as a skim of shimmering ice gracing the edges of the building. In addition to its artistic qualities, the piece’s use of LED lights will significantly reduce the power consumption of City Hall’s external architectural lighting.

"My idea for this Vancouver installation was to illuminate the horizontal external edges of City Hall with white LED strips, so as to underline its cascade structure. Starting at dusk, when City Hall’s tower clock strikes the hour, the lights will be set in motion so as to appear like a waterfall of light". (Gunda Förster)

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