Cities are increasingly embracing street art in public spaces but it’s not always feasible (or affordable) to install permanent sculptures or murals. Temporary street art is the perfect solution for enlivening an outdoor public space. It can adapt with the seasons, highlight community events, and doesn’t require a huge financial investment or commitment. As the city of Dunedin in New Zealand recently demonstrated, gobo lights can be a great way to bring temporary street art to life.
Dunedin used gobo images to light up a historic street in the city as part of its rejuvenation project to enliven the area.
”We thought this was a way you could do public art on a shoestring, because once the infrastructure is in, it only costs a couple of hundred dollars to change it,” Glen Hazelton, the Dunedin City Council’s acting urban design team leader, told the Otago Daily Times. The city plans to update the gobos used every month or so, or whenever there is a special event in the area.
By investing in a few high-quality projectors, the city only has to purchase custom gobo designs once in a while to update them, relying on the existing infrastructure to keep the overall costs low and maintain street lighting. The project was part of a much larger initiative for council-approved amenity improvements.
The council and residents of the city are excited for the potential of the gobo project to enhance their city streets and create customizable art that’s also functional.
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