The Rising Moon is a lantern pavilion made from recycled
water bottles. A hemispheric art installation made from recycled plastic
bottles and LEDs lights up the Hong Kong cityscape. 1,800 five-gallon
polycarbonate water bottles act as individual beacons referencing the cavernous shape of traditional Chinese
paper lanterns. The plastic-contained LED torches are attached to pre-fabricated triangular modules
and are assembled as a pavilion, whose interior is fitted with a sea of 2,300
bottles hanging in an undulating formation from the ceiling. an opening at the
crown of the 20-meter-diameter sphere allows moonlight to pass inside,
lighting-up both in the internal space as well as the reflective pool of water
it sits on. The position of the floating sculpture manifests refractions of
changing lunar phases on the surface of the water.
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