Research notes for project planning
What the project record tells us
Gray Area · modular light-art presentation
Sugar Cubes: modular sculpture with a custom control system
Gray Area's profile of Symmetry Labs describes Sugar Cubes as an investigation of modular sculpture, algorithmic artwork and light as an instrument. It credits the studio with the complete custom hardware and software system. This is useful evidence of a practice in which the physical arrangement and its programmed behavior are developed together. The venue page is undated, so its statement that the work is on display should not be read as confirmation of a current exhibition.
Gray Area — Symmetry Labs ↗ · Reviewed 2026-10-10
For your project briefWho would own and maintain the control hardware, software, programmed content and operating documentation after installation?
Big Art Partners planning prompt Victoria Ward Park · Honolulu, Hawaii · announced for 2018–2019
Light Garden: a planned installation for a new urban park
Ward Village's December 2018 announcement proposed Light Garden, a 1,000-Year Bloom for Victoria Ward Park's opening in Honolulu. Inspired by Hawaiian flora, the planned installation was described as more than 2,300 floral sculptures and over 25,000 LEDs across 9,500 square feet, with a presentation through January 2019. The announcement documents the intended scale and setting, rather than confirming delivery. It offers a planning reference for illuminated landscapes in public gathering places; present location and availability remain unknown.
Ward Village — Victoria Ward Park opening announcement ↗ · Reviewed 2026-10-10
For your project briefHow would an installation relate to local planting, park circulation and the opening program, and what happens when the temporary exhibition ends?
Big Art Partners planning prompt Burning Man · 2017 · collaborative light installation
Tree of Ténéré: crediting a collaborative production
LX Studio's project record describes Tree of Ténéré's Burning Man debut in 2017 and identifies Zachary Smith as project lead. Alexander Green and Symmetry Labs led technical production and three-dimensional mapping; Mark C. Slee led animation software and content, with other named collaborators handling sensors and electronics. The canopy contained more than 100,000 LEDs. This attribution matters: the work demonstrates Symmetry Labs' role within a larger artistic and technical collaboration, rather than sole authorship of the entire project.
LX Studio — Tree of Ténéré ↗ · Reviewed 2026-10-10
For your project briefWhich artists and technology partners must be involved or credited when commissioning related work or discussing a new presentation?
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