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Site Projects presented our 2013 public art commission: Night Rainbow | Global Rainbow New Haven, a laser light sculpture by American artist Yvette Mattern, to kick-off citywide celebrations of the 375th Anniversary of New Haven. The exhibition ran for four consecutive nights, beginning April 24th, 2013.

Photo Credit: Harold Shapiro

The artwork utilizes specially-designed lasers to project a large-scale abstraction of the natural rainbow. Originating from the top of East Rock Park, the beams crossed above the Green, Interstate Highway 95, West Haven and finally diminished to a colorful glow over Long Island Sound.

Night Rainbow | Global Rainbow New Haven:

During the four-night projection, people were drawn from one neighborhood to the next, investigating the changes in the cityscape below as well as in the form itself. Although the Rainbow was visible from many locations in and around the City, the form changed depending on where the viewer stood. For a community perspective on the Rainbow, visit our Facebook page.

Global Rainbow, by Yvette Mattern (2009 – 2013) :

Global Rainbow was initially created for one-night projection with limited technology in New York City on MLK Day in 2009. The artwork has since been exhibited in: Berlin (From One to Many); Toulouse and Nantes, France and Utrecht, Netherlands. Global Rainbow launched the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad in three regions in the UK: the Northeast, Northwest and Northern Ireland. Recently, the artwork was shown in Metz, France and months later, in New York City in collaboration with the Art Production Fund (Global Rainbow: After the Storm).

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