Glass Detail
Inspired by traveler's journey, this project includes wayfinding, dynamic lighting activity tied to airplane traffic at the airport, and custom audio.
“Air/Traffic/Control” is an installation in the 6 elevator lobbies at the Nashville International Airport’s new Ground Transportation Center and Terminal Parking Garage. The project was inspired by the complexity and mechanisms of the traveler’s journey. The color of each floor serves as a wayfinding mechanism for the airport’s visitors.
"Air/Traffic/Control" transforms Nashville Airport's parking garage into dynamic sensory experience using light, glass, audio and motion.
Inspired by Traveler's Journey
Vertical glass and light compositions generated from flight paths and translated sound waves.
Dynamic Lighting
Busier flight times intensify the installation's lighting activity.
Colorful Wayfinding
The floor's color aids in navigating the parking garage of the airport.
Taking inspiration from flight patterns/data, cartography, movement and sound wave forms, Depeña created an original artwork using light and glass to transform the typical column into a dynamic, responsive and interactive experience for the airport traveler.
The project is inspired by flow of the commuters, and the movement within the elevator lobbies to activate the art. LED components produce a visual response and act as a cognitive representation of the movement – circulation.
The physical form of the column appears to transform the color and energy of the motion as the viewer walks and interacts with the piece, creating an ever-evolving public art installation. Utilizing the visible, vertical surfaces of the columns in the elevator lobby vestibules the project creates an animated experience of light and color, as the commuters perceive the installation in physical motion.
The lighting activity is also tied to the flight information available throughout the airport’s active timeline. The busier the airport is with incoming and outgoing flights, the more active the lighting in the column becomes.
The art consists of vertical glass and light elements that tie the entire building together while each floor retains a unique color identity to assist in wayfinding.
There are several added layers of media that compose the entire installation including sound. The audio was composed by local musicians “Tape Deck Mountain”. Each floor’s sonic composition is mixed live and at random and is intended to be different on each floor.
**Americans for the Arts/Public Art Network “Year in Review Award” 2019
“Air/Traffic/Control” is an installation in the 6 elevator lobbies at the Nashville International Airport’s new Ground Transportation Center and Terminal Parking Garage. Taking inspiration from flight patterns/data, cartography, movement and sound wave forms, Depeña created an original artwork using light and glass to transform the typical column into a dynamic, responsive and interactive experience for the airport traveler.
The project’s goals were utilize the general flow of the commuters, and the movement within the elevator lobbies to activate the art. In this case, the LED components produce a visual response and act as a cognitive representation of the movement – circulation. The physical form of the column appears to transform the color and energy of the motion as the viewer walks and interacts with the piece, creating an ever-evolving public art installation. Utilizing the visible, vertical surfaces of the columns in the elevator lobby vestibules the project creates an animated experience of light and color, as the commuters perceive the installation in physical motion. The lighting activity is also tied to the flight information available throughout the airport’s active timeline. The busier the airport is with incoming and outgoing flights, the more active the lighting in the column becomes.
The installation is meant to be experienced from various viewpoints rendering different observations depending on distance.
The art consists of vertical glass and light elements that tie the entire building together while each floor retains a unique color identity to assist in wayfinding. There are several added layers of media that compose the entire installation including sound. The audio was composed by local musicians “Tape Deck Mountain” that collaborated directly with the artist throughout the process. Each floor’s sonic composition is mixed live and at random and is intended to be different on each floor.
Photography by Bruce Cain, Elevated Lens Photography
“Air/Traffic/Control” is an installation in the 6 elevator lobbies at the Nashville International Airport’s new Ground Transportation Center and Terminal Parking Garage. Taking inspiration from flight patterns/data, cartography, movement and sound wave forms, Depeña created an original artwork using light and glass to transform the typical column into a dynamic, responsive and interactive experience for the airport traveler.
The project’s goals were utilize the general flow of the commuters, and the movement within the elevator lobbies to activate the art. In this case, the LED components produce a visual response and act as a cognitive representation of the movement – circulation. The physical form of the column appears to transform the color and energy of the motion as the viewer walks and interacts with the piece, creating an ever-evolving public art installation. Utilizing the visible, vertical surfaces of the columns in the elevator lobby vestibules the project creates an animated experience of light and color, as the commuters perceive the installation in physical motion. The lighting activity is also tied to the flight information available throughout the airport’s active timeline. The busier the airport is with incoming and outgoing flights, the more active the lighting in the column becomes.
The installation is meant to be experienced from various viewpoints rendering different observations depending on distance.
The art consists of vertical glass and light elements that tie the entire building together while each floor retains a unique color identity to assist in wayfinding. There are several added layers of media that compose the entire installation including sound. The audio was composed by local musicians “Tape Deck Mountain” that collaborated directly with the artist throughout the process. Each floor’s sonic composition is mixed live and at random and is intended to be different on each floor.
Photography by Bruce Cain, Elevated Lens Photography