Patrick Marold developed his innovative "Windmill Project" while on a Fulbright scholarship in Iceland (where he lived in darkness most of the year!).
He's brought the project to Vermont: He and a team of volunteers set up 1,000 polycarbonate poles in Technology Park (in South Burlington). Each pole is "topped by three aluminum cups that, when moved by the wind, power a small built-in generator attached to an LED that sends light down into the shaft." (via Burlington Free Press story).
Marold's project is part of a greater art exhibit presented by Burlington City Arts titled "Human=Landscape: Aesthetics of a Carbon-Constrained World." BCA has partnered with ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center and the University of Vermont to present the show as part of "Energy Project Vermont."
Watch for my Artscope review about the show and project this September! In the meantime, enjoy this neat video shot by the Burlington Free Press.
August 13, 2009
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