Solar Light Work

Artist: Andrew Sabin
Permanent Work

This commission aims to expose another movement of a certain type of material through the Horsebridge development - the energy of the sun.

The design for this work will incorporate simple elements - some photovoltaic cells, a battery and a light source in a transparent housing. The cells will absorb the energy of the sun each day and then charge the battery. As the sun sets, a light sensitive switch will turn on the light source which will be powered by the battery for as long as its energy lasts - creating a direct relationship with the amount of sun received that day. On a long sunny, summer day, the light will stay on for most of the night. On a grey winter's day, its life will be much shorter.

The solar light work will be installed in a south facing position, possibly in the public square or possibly on a roof space at the Community Arts Centre.