色彩斑斓的底特律天桥／Phillip K Smith III
Phillip K Smith III's Detroit Skybridge glows with blocks of colour

由专筑网缕夕，李韧编译

美国艺术家Phillip K Smith III在底特律的天桥上安装了彩色灯光组，在晚上呈现出各种渐变颜色和图案。

底特律天桥项目重新利用了一条废弃的人行道，该行人通道连接着密歇根市中心区的两座塔楼。

American artist Phillip K Smith III has installed coloured lights along a skybridge in Detroit, which illuminate in various gradients and patterns at night.
The Detroit Skybridge project reactivates a disused pedestrian walkway that links two towers in the Michigan city's downtown area.



这座100英尺（30米）长的天桥由Rossetti Architects事务所的Gino Rossetti于1976年设计，连接了Guardian Building和One Woodward两座建筑的16层。

这座空中连廊以后者的现代主义美学为基础，由日本籍美国建筑师雅马萨奇于1962年设计，有着简单的白色混凝土体量，每侧都有窗户。

The 100-foot-long (30-metre) bridge was designed by Gino Rossetti of local firm Rossetti Architects in 1976, to connect the 16th floors of the Guardian Building and One Woodward.
Based on the modernist aesthetic of the latter, completed by American architect Minoru Yamasaki in 1962 and featuring a white concrete facade, the skybridge is formed of a simple shell with windows running along each side.
 


Smith在半透明面板后面添加LED灯，因此天桥有不同颜色的色块。

灯光呈现出不同的图案，其色块沿着连廊的长边而移动，另外还有单色显示和彩虹渐变效果。

Smith's intervention involved adding LED lights behind the translucent panels, so they shine through as blocks of colour.
The lights are programmed to change in patterns, creating the impression that the hues are moving along the length of the bridge. Single-colour bars and rainbow effects are also among the configurations.



Smith称这个项目是“底特律美丽且具有创意的灯塔”。

该项目受到当地博物馆Library Street团队、Bedrock Detroit、快速贷款社区基金和Wayne县的共同支持。

“底特律天桥仅作为一个例子，展示为公众利益而重新构想的空间。”Library Street团队的Anthony Curis说。

Smith described the project as "a beacon for the beauty, creativity, and innovation of Detroit".
It was completed with the help of local gallery Library Street Collective, and supported by Bedrock Detroit, Quicken Loans Community Fund and Wayne County.
"Detroit Skybridge is an example of how under-utilised spaces can be reimagined for the benefit of the public," said Anthony Curis of Library Street Collective.



Smith常使用镜子和彩灯来制作装置，这些项目通常位于加利福尼亚州棕榈泉的住宅和工作室附近的沙漠景观中，例如一座镜面小屋、弧形反光杆，以及Coachella音乐节上的一系列点亮块。

天桥是Smith为城市设计的为数不多的项目之一，今年上半年他在米兰某个历史宫殿内设置了一座弧形镜墙，这是服装品牌COS的委托项目。

Smith is best-known for his use of mirrors and colourful lights to create installations, which are often located in the desert landscape near his home and studio in Palm Springs, California. These have included a cabin camouflaged with mirrored bands, an arc of reflective poles, and a collection of light-up blocks at Coachella festival.
The skybridge is one of the few projects that Smith has designed for an urban site, although earlier this year he placed a curved mirror wall inside a historic Milanese palazzo as part of a commission from clothing brand COS.
 


“Smith喜欢能够直接表达美学的现有场所，例如海洋边缘、沙漠中央，亦或是城市中心。”Library Street团队说道。

底特律已经成为艺术和设计的中心，当地汽车行业衰退之后，过去十年中城市一直在复苏之中。其他类似装置包括以UFO为模型的移动DJ摊位、用冰覆盖的废弃郊区住宅，以及迷宫般的紫罗兰色羊毛线。

照片版权：艺术家和Library Street团队，摄影：Lance Gerber

"Smith is drawn to sites where he can engage directly with the existing beauty of the surroundings, whether that is on the edge of the ocean, the middle of the desert, or in the midst of urbanity," said a statement from Library Street Collective.
Detroit has become a hub for art and design thanks to regeneration efforts, which have taken place over the past decade after the city was almost deserted when its motor industry declined. Other installations there have ranged from a mobile DJ booth modelled on a UFO to an abandoned suburban home covered in ice, and a maze of ultra-violet wool thread.
Photography is by Lance Gerber, courtesy of the artist and Library Street Collective.