

Detroit Skybridge
2018
Detroit Skybridge is a monumental light installation spanning the pedestrian bridge connecting the Guardian Building and One Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit. Executed in acrylic, aluminum, and programmable LED components, the work transforms the architectural structure through a continuously evolving color choreography that shifts across the visible spectrum over time. Smith's intervention animates the 1976 bridge with dynamic light sequences that respond to and reshape perception of the urban landscape, inviting viewers to experience the passage of time made visible through color. The installation exemplifies the artist's practice of using programmed light to create phenomenological experiences within architectural contexts, turning a functional passage into a site of temporal and perceptual inquiry.
- Medium
- Acrylic, aluminum, LED lighting, electronic components, unique color program
- Dimensions
- Location
- Guardian Building, Detroit, MI
Notes
Permanent public installation linking the Guardian Building and One Woodward Avenue, Detroit. Original bridge by Gino Rossetti (1976). Photo: Lance Gerber.
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