Flickering White Glow explores the LED Screen, the material that makes up giant video billboards found throughout our cities. It examines the Screen not just as a material but as something living, a hive mind organism. A fungus growing into a public space, covering any surface it can. Its light demanding attention, still images made from constant flashing, moving imperceivable fast.
This research is then embodied into a physical installation: a portable lighting experience that exposes the personality of the LED screen. A flickering, glowing, engulfing force, oblivious to humans and their needs, but omnipresent within our spaces. Rather than offering a descriptive list of these effects, it distils them into a spatial experience, allowing a more visceral and bodily understanding.
The project embeds experimental concept into a grounded piece of production/lighting design. A set of 5 LED screens with live video mapping and processing software. Designed to be robust, durable, and easy to install in any location. All 5 screens were produced using the same parametric design. This design can be scaled to produce screens of any size and shape, using the same streamlined fabrication methods. Making the best use of digital manufacturing technologies.