Glimmer Pop #1

Traditions Lighting

Powered by light the illuminated vines engulf the arbor in a colorful display!

Jane

Nate Mohler

“Jane” is a tribute to the unseen spirits and vibrant life within the Olbrich Gardens, named after the artists grandmother, whose beautiful garden she meticulously cares for at her home in Madison. ...

Glimmer Pop #2

Chase Zimmerman

A cascade of light dissolves in a wavy pool of illumination!

Polymery

Taylor Dean Harrison

Polymery is an installation comprised of five sculptures that cast light and shadow far and wide, creating a patterned field of constantly evolving color mixing on the ground. During the day, the flow...

Dragons Fly

Michael Young

Honey I Shrunk the Humans. Enter a world of giant dragonflies; but no need to worry - you’ll be safe as long as you’re not a midge or mosquito. Buzzing around since before dinosaurs, dragonflies can f...

Yield

FuzzPop Workshop

ZL. 192 (Zea Lux) is the newest strain of maize from ICOR Laboratories and promises the next agricultural revolution by combining the power of acoustic resonance with best-in-class artificial intellig...

Star-Stuff

Cricket Redman & Miranda Smith

 “The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself.”― Carl Sagan  The team drew inspiration from the spark of the Gleam logo to create an installation...

Encircled Enlightenment

Skunk Control

Encircled Enlightenment are emissaries of light preparing for its triumphant arrival. Over millennia they have evolved and adapted quietly to become protectors of light, casting and seeding hope where...

Nocturnal Bloom

Oliver Lewis

Nocturnal Bloom reimagines the Foxglove flower as an interactive kaleidoscopic. Over 100 kaleidoscopes are combined to create three foxglove flowers, which generate a geometric performance of light in...

Glimmer Pop #3

Mark Penisten & Traditions Lighting

The Moonlight Meadow glistens as nocturnal creatures keep watch over the garden.

Wings of Light

Audifax

Become part of the GLEAM experience and snap a pic! Influenced by patterns in nature, the projected whirling imagery cast upon the geometric wing design invites wonder and entices the viewer to ask th...

Forest Choir

Ottomata

FOREST CHOIR is a light and sound interactive installation where the public joins the forest fauna in a magical call and response experience. The public is invited to step on one of the four stations ...

Time Stretched Thin

Josh Miller

You're handed a light that becomes your brush, and the dark space in front of you is your canvas. Participants stand in front of a camera, and as their images are captured, the artwork stretches and c...