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Hand holding a spec of light

Let there be light!

Nottingham artist Andrew Pepper is hoping to create a piece of art which, when complete, could be seen simultaneously all over the world.


"When every pixel has been switched on with a colour, we will have a unique piece of art that can be shown and viewed simultaneously around the world."
Andrew Pepper

Nottingham artist Andrew Pepper is selling a million specks of different coloured light on his website. When the whole page is switched on the pattern will be transformed into a three-dimensional hologram.

The idea is that thousands of people from around the world will each choose the colour and position of their specks of light, switch them on, and help create a unique light sculpture.

Those who switch on blocks of light will get a link to the website of their choice, in return for a small fee.

Andrew, an expert in holography and a visiting lecturer at Nottingham Trent University, says about the project:

"The idea is that this is an art project that is accessible to anyone around the world to take part in – both to help create it, and to view it as it progresses and is completed.

Andrew Pepper
Andrew Pepper

"When every pixel has been switched on with a colour, we will have a unique piece of art that can be shown and viewed simultaneously around the world."

The project is also succeeding in creating a community of galleries, artists and writers, Andy says:

"Each of the blocks is a tunnel to some other piece of information, whether it’s an art gallery, a writer, a website dedicated to someone, a charity or some other Internet site.

"I know people who have already switched on blocks of light are interested to see who switches on the blocks next to them – it could be anyone from anywhere in the world."

Andrew plans to run a poll in conjunction with the website to see whether the project is viewed as art or not.

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