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and five oxygen atoms floating above the An interaction point located at each Technical sheet
canal. Each molecule reacts to its user, the molecule indicates where people’s voices • Project Title: Molecules
surrounding context, and the interactions can begin to shift and change the lighting • Client: Canal Convergence &
between them by providing a playful of the work, highlighting the reflection Scottsdale Arts
opportunity for discovery. During the that their voices have on the environment • Designer / Creator: The Urban Conga
day, the work responds to the natural around them. As people talk, sing, and • Firm leads: Ryan Swanson &
light by shifting and changing colours yell at the interaction point, the work Maeghann Coleman
based on the angle from which it is begins to talk back; people begin to share • Social: @theurbanconga
viewed. Each panel takes on the identity their stories, tell it their dreams, yell out • Year Installed: November 2024
of a screen reflecting the motion of the their frustrations, and even sing songs • Location: Arizona Canal at 7135 E
landscape and people passing by. The to the installation. Looking across the Camelback Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
molecules line the edge of the canal, canal, people can see the conversations • Project Size: Total space 13,860
allowing people to get close to the work, from afar as the lights pulsate and change sqft; Five clusters of three different
and play with their reflections within the colours based on the volume and tone of sized molecules approx. 18'L x 10'H
icosahedral spheres’ unique mirroring of their voices. It transforms the edge of the x 10'W spanning down the Arizona
colour and light. At night, each molecule canal into a spontaneous place for people Canal. dw
is illuminated from within by LED to converse, connect, dance, sing, and
lighting that responds to visitors’ voices. play together. www.theurbanconga.com

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