""I think of The Bay Lights as a way of making invisible systems visible. The bridge is already full of rhythm, traffic, weather, motion, time and the light responds to that complexity through abstraction. It's not about decoration. It's about revealing the pulse of its location.""
"An $11 million fundraising drive by Illuminate got underway to not only replace the Bay Lights on the north side of the bridge, but to install the LEDs on both sides of the cables so that they could be seen from the south as well, with a total of 50,000 LEDs all told."
The Bay Lights installation on the Bay Bridge will be re-illuminated, featuring 50,000 LEDs after a successful fundraising campaign. Originally created by artist Leo Villareal, the installation has undergone several iterations since its debut in 2013. The first version lasted two years, while the second, intended for ten years, was shut off in 2023 due to wear. Illuminate, a nonprofit, led an $11 million fundraising effort, receiving donations from 1,500 individuals and companies to enhance the installation's visibility from both sides of the bridge.
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