A beautiful concept
Anjana Ravishankar - Lighting Designer Cundall Sydney, author ‘Putting culture and story at the heart of the place-making’. Goes into detail on how ‘Burra burawa burring gili’ was conceived and the meaning behind the lighting sculpture.
Colour and emotion
From the plans drawn, scales of the eel were made using 40 individually coloured 12mm thick Polycarbonate sheets, cut to shape and the edges polished. Serving as dual purpose, the scales were part of the visual sculpture as well as a tool to cast bright colours onto the building walls and road below.
Shaping light
Assembled with bending stainless steel extrusion, the 15-Watt IP67 RGB Neon Flex is fixed to each of the eel’s scales, outlining the panels with a programmable LED light. Numerous projectors for motion imaging were used to create movement on the pathway during the evenings.
Boxed brain
Five waterproof stainless-steel custom painted boxes were constructed to house the brains behind the lighting display. DMX player with world clock functionality and 24VDC 4A*32ch DMX512 decoders were used to manage the lighting system and programmable display.
Light management
The programmable lighting schemes and schedules specific to dates and City of Parramatta council events were managed onsite via a laptop, with optional remote access programming for future topical events.
Meet the Award-winning team
Project Creator: Cundall
Lighting & sculpture design: Cundall (Bettina Easton)
First Nation Consultant: Uncle Jim Carrol with Matt Fellingham
Structural Engineering: Event Engineering
Lighting supplier: Co:Lab
Fabricator: Alchemy + Co and Co:Lab
Steel manufacturer: ASL Steel
