Brookgreen Bruce Munro Installation

Outside Night of a Thousand Candles, visitors to Brookgreen experience the gardens during the daylight hours. This installation from internationally known artist Bruce Munro allows visitors a unique opportunity to immerse themselves into the nighttime environment of the gardens. The exhibit is arranged in different areas of the garden creating a series of interconnected "rooms." Each space is illuminated with fiber optic lighting.

The first room, Water-Towers, consist of mason jars stacked into pillars that slowly change colors. 

The second room, Time and Again, occupies the lawn in front of Pegasus and features radial disc 

After Pegasus you enter the main part of the gardens and are able to wander around, discovering the various installations within the walls. 

Lights illuminating the gardens

Room 3, Hive, in the old Kitchen Bell Tower, complete with the sound of buzzing bees. 

The frogs, Okonjima Choral Society, (sorry we'll get a better picture next time). This was really cool, and possibly Jackson's favorite. The eyes blinked randomly and the sounds of the real frogs in the marsh croaking creative an immersive experience of light and sound. Johanna and I were able to help assemble these frogs and laid out the grouping in the front of the photo as volunteers back in March. 

Room 5, Fireflies, consisted of fiber optic points of light at ground level. This was the weakest part of the exhibit, especially if you have seen the Oak Allee at Christmas time. 

Room 6, Field of Lights, was by far the most impressive exhibit. Over 11,000 individually placed orbs illuminate the Arboretum in an field of colors that slowly change with time. 

Another view of the lights and some fancy camera work by Johanna. 

Ben and Jackson enjoying the lights.