Today it was announced that Berlin artist, Carsten Nicolai, will present a massive, new art piece during Art Basel's Hong Kong show from May 15th-17th. The currently untitled project will have the artist embed Hong Kong's iconic, 490-meter-high International Commerce Center on the Kowloon Harbor with a light installation that will pulse and blink in a synchronized frequency. It will also include an app (designed by the artist himself) that provides complementary audio that responds to the light display.Compared to a lighthouse or a beacon, the work will send its light pulses into the city, presenting an "experiential set-up that explores the effects that the light impulses might have on the mood, relaxation, attention, and creativity of viewers," according to Artlyst. Our guess is that the effect on viewers will be nothing short of pure awe.Now we have even more reasons to anticipate Hong Kong's Art Basel, so stay tuned for updates on Nicolai's project. And re-visit our documentary on the German artist's work, crt mgn, where he visualized the invisibility of magnetic fields.See more of Nicolai's work on his website, here. Image and H/T via Artlyst@zachsokol
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