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pixelsoldier · Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2002 4:38 pm

What do you guys think of the temporary 'towers of light' memorial in NYC?

I gotta say that I think it's pretty cool. I think it serves all the purposes they were hoping to, and it looks damn cool too.

Rat · Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2002 4:52 pm

It is cool.

My dad probably loves it. He's the "Lighting Director" at CBC in Vancouver, and is fascinated by anything to do with light.

roundeye · Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2002 4:54 pm

im a big fan of bright lights too!

-HoodZ- · Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2002 5:18 pm

its a nice view from where i live...right by the park....kinda sad at the same time though....if anyone saw that 9/11 "special" on CBS yesterday you'll know what i mean........

jr · Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2002 5:32 pm

i see it and i'm on the other side of brooklyn, it's pretty high up.

Rat · Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2002 6:21 pm

I wish I could see it from here. It must be amazing! Unfortunately, I'm on the other side of the continent.

I was half-watching Oprah today (one of the few times in my life) and she had someone on who survived burns on over 82% of her body from being in the N. tower lobby on 9/11. I don't remember her name, but her husband's name was Brad or something and her kid was Tyler or Trevor.

Atomic Urine · member Member # Joined: 20 Feb 2002 Posts: 71

I wish I could see it too. It looks gorgeous.

Jr, it stretches an entire mile into the sky. Absolutely striking.

I do agree that it is somewhat bittersweet though, and I do feel sadness when I see it. It reminds me of the spirits of the victims rising up. Rather symbolic and quite perfect if you ask me.

Dr. Bang · Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2002 7:35 pm

did one seen the 9/11 they showed on CBS the other day?

Bungee · Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2002 8:58 pm

I love the lights - I think it looks soooo cool! NYC needed something to "fill" the gaping hole there! It's great to have something new to look at, instead of being reminded of the void...

Saw the special last night... Bawled several times! Those French filmmakers captured some crazy sh*t that day!

wus · Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2002 9:07 pm

light is good.

edraket · Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2002 8:15 am

Can anyone point me to a good picture of this?
Didn't find much more than a thumbnail in a news article. Looked pretty neat though.

The other day I saw this photo series in a Belgian art mag called Addict.
The artist had made pictures of street scenes in NYC with the shadows of the twin towers painted on the streets. It was pretty impressive looking. Hard to explain though.

-HoodZ- · Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2002 8:19 am

best i can do...its quite a view

Towers of Light

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jr · Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2002 8:10 pm

those two filmmakers are now both american citizens. that documentry was intense.

Dr. Bang · Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2002 8:29 pm

HOLLY COW

Malachi Maloney · Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2002 8:44 pm

quote:
Originally posted by Dr. Bang:
HOLLY COW

No kidding, that is pretty damn amazing.
A very beautiful and fitting tribute.

M

edraket · Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2002 12:49 am

It's great. Is it really blue? The blue makes it look kind of cheesy lightsabre-ish.
Still pretty cool though...

thanks for the linkt btw.

Kuren · Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2002 1:09 am

Nice Hoodz...

Truly amazing.

pixelsoldier · Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2002 11:29 am

It truly is awe-inspiring.

I lost someone very close to me on September 11th. A firefighter; my best friend. Not a single day goes by where I don't think about that horrific day.

Highfive · Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2002 9:25 pm

Struth, that's amazing! What were they using?

[Shizo] · member Member # Joined: 22 Oct 1999 Posts: 3938

Ye, what kind of projectors are those? I want a couple in my room too!

(you could probably burn people up like an x-ray if you aimed this huge flow of photons at them)

egerie · Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2002 10:28 am

88 searchlights.

Spooky · Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2002 1:54 am

I'm from Edmonton, the same city as the company that created, set-up, and run the lights that are used in the memorial of New York. We had the lights, or the same type of lights here during the World Track and Field Championships in 2001 at one of our many city parks. The beams were all split but they are quite cool. Each projector is about the size or slightly larger than a person. I took a few shots. One during the day and one in the evening. Take a look and you'll see what kind of technology is used to help create this memorial. People in Edmonton are really proud of this contribution to rememberance. Here's what our lights looked like.

Superlights 01

Superlights 02

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[Shizo] · member Member # Joined: 22 Oct 1999 Posts: 3938

Excellent lights

Dr. Bang · Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2002 11:53 am

http://www.creativetime.org/towers/gallery.html

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