The project is located in a partially-flooded open-cast mine. The water is contaminated with copper sulphate, giving it an ultra vivid aqua marine colour.
Metal channels containing wine are laid across the lake. These support a grid of metal lighting poles. The lights are powered chemically; a copper and zinc electrode in the wine generate enough current to light the grid.
Client
Council of Kapunda and Light, South Australia.
The project celebrates Kapunda’s industrial past but looks ahead to a different future. It was undertaken as part of a wider town regeneration strategy.