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How light and code can transform a city

Leo Villareal · TED

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About

Leo Villareal is an artist, but his tools aren't paint and canvas; he manipulates light, color and computer code to create monumental works of public art. In a dazzling talk, he takes us inside his efforts to light up some of the world's most iconic bridges — including an installation of 25,000 LED lights on San Francisco's Bay Bridge and a piece uniting nine bridges along London's River Thames — and shows how public art can transform a city.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDNext 2024
Speaker
Leo Villareal
Year
2024
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Computer science, Astronomy and space, Art, architecture and design
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
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