Frank, working in collaboration with Smartlight and Reliance Properties, said the eight-metre long horizontal LED lights on the south-facing exterior will switch to a tribute light display in three stages: the first displays an all-over flickering twinkle pattern meant to visualize people in the building reaching out to connect, Frank said in a statement. The second stage follows a synchronous clapping movement; the final stage ends with a heartbeat.
“This program will light up every day (at 7 p.m.) for as long as we are fighting this pandemic,” Frank said.
Frank’s public light artwork on the south-side of West Pender Place at 1499 West Pender is in the process of being restored. After the work was originally installed in 2011, the horizontal LED light strips started to leak and short out, ruining the installation.
Last year, the LEDs in the east tower were replaced with better quality light strips; the ones on the 130-metre, 36-storey west tower are scheduled to be replaced this year.
