Downtown Brooklyn is glowing a little brighter this winter with the debut of a new light art installation stretching across the former Macy’s building on Fulton Street. Unveiled on Jan. 30 by the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, the NYC Department of Small Business Services and Boston-based MASARY Studios, the immersive work transforms a block-long stretch of storefront windows into a living display of color and motion.
Titled In Every Transition, A Pattern, the installation turns everyday sounds from Downtown Brooklyn into shifting light patterns projected across the building’s windows and the surrounding sidewalk. The artwork draws directly from the rhythm of the Fulton Mall, using recordings of music, conversations, traffic, crosswalk signals, subway noise and even pigeons to generate a constantly evolving visual experience.
Installed within the interior of the storefront, the project uses geometric forms and programmed lighting to create a kaleidoscopic effect that changes throughout the day. The result is both a visual landmark and an invitation for pedestrians to engage with the space between street life and retail culture, highlighting the corridor’s energy even as the building undergoes transition…