luzinterruptus: literature versus traffic

A site intervention of 800 illuminated books was installed under the brooklyn bridge in water street, new york. armed with the intention that literature should seize the streets and overtake public spaces, spanish designers luzinterruptus randomly placed these literary objects in such a way so that people were able to walk among them easily, stop to look at them and even read them.

luzinterruptus, known for their light installations in public spaces, wanted the urban space conventionally reserved for speed, pollution and noise to be converted to a place of peacefulness, relaxation and coexistence. the site is illuminated by a soft, diffuse light which encourages by passers to feel comfortable in spite of the chaos around them.

'we want literature to seize the streets and become the conqueror of public spaces, freely
offering to those who walk by a space free of traffic which for a few hours of the night
will succumb to the modest power of the written word.'- L
[Designboom]
iLEDist's Comment:
The installation is definitely something, like the stars falling from sky to the earth and I would image the interaction between pedestrians, pedestrians and vehicles, people and surroundings. The street would get lightened up not only by the LED equipped to the book but also by the urban socialization.
Feel bad for my self...Never a big fan of reading, not even mention stopping by at a snowy night on a street. I would probably just take some picture and shared it on my Flickr...
Secretly thought E-ink is getting overwhelmingly popular each day...
But heart LED forever!.......