From the tunnel to the zoo

From the tunnel to the zoo

LED IN THE AMSTERDAM-EAST RAIL TUNNEL

From August 2013 you can imagine yourself in a different world in Amsterdam East, South Africa. Moving contours of animals from the South African wilderness appear on the walls of the railway tunnel.

Pitch won

Stadsdeel Oost last year wrote a pitch to give the tunnel between the Oosterparkbuurt and Transvaalbuurt a new look. The results were announced after exciting months of patient waiting. With 62 percent of the votes, the artwork has won from LED, the design comes from NIO architects.

The underlying idea

Replacing a civil work of art with a visual work of art is not a simple task. How do you turn an anonymous tunnel into a meaningful space? By taking visitors to another place. The tunnel on the Tugelaweg lends itself perfectly to a temporary experience that makes you mentally in a different place.

How? 

The walls of no less than 40 meters long present themselves as windows through which you can become part of another world. Both walls are fully fitted with  LED strips with 12000 white, clear LED lamps. A screen is made of frosted and tempered glass, which is also resistant to vandalism. On the visible side, the glass has a natural, watery pattern. The moving contours of the wild animals arise from the lack of light. The LED lights will be on 24 hours a day and by switching off a few lights, contours and shadows will be created, making the image of wild animals visible.

Story

The lack of light causes ripples in the glass and brings shadows to life. A story emerges from a South African animal world. "The big five" are visible just like on safari, with luck. With that luck, you can see an awakening leopard, grazing buffalo, an elephant, the rhino or a lion. Just like in real life, with a lot of bad luck you don't see animals, but only the light from the LED lamps. The slowness and capriciousness of daily animal life are reflected in the civil and light work of art.

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