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# Unnumbered Sparks
- URL: https://www.protein.xyz/unnumbered-sparks/
- Published: 2014-03-20T12:25:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-06-15T19:19:30.000Z
- Description: A pulsating textile sculpture invited Vancouver's citizens to draw colourful shapes in the sky
- Author: Helio Rosas
- Tags: Seeds, Art & Design, #protein, #Import 2024-06-11 13:25

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An enormous ethereal approximation of Google's Chrome browser looms eerily over Vancouver, flashing colourful lights at the city's inhabitants, commemorating [TED's](http://ted.com/?ref=protein.xyz) 30th annual conference.  
[Unnumbered Sparks](http://www.unnumberedsparks.com/?ref=protein.xyz) was made in partnership between Google's Creative Director at Data Arts, [Aaron Koblin](http://www.aaronkoblin.com/?ref=protein.xyz), and [Janet Echelman](http://www.echelman.com/?ref=protein.xyz), the latter renowned for her exuberant, organically moving urban sculptures. The undulating mass of lightweight textiles measured in at 300 feet, and was suspended in the air, attached to a nearby skyscraper.  
By using a mobile browser, passersby were able to draw a shape on their touch screen - which was then mirrored on the sculpture.  
Canada is no stranger to transformed cityscapes: [In The Air, Tonight](https://www.prote.in/en/feed/2014/02/in-the-air-tonight?ref=protein.xyz) saw a data visualisation bolted onto two buildings in Toronto, monitoring social network conversations and creating pulsing LED lights whenever a tweet about homelessness was detected.

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