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An Illuminated Starburst Explodes and Punctures a Former Warehouse in Malaysia

December 27, 2021

Grace Ebert

All images © Jun Ong, shared with permission

A follow-up to the massive, six-pointed star that pierced a concrete building back in 2015, a new site-specific work by Malaysian artist Jun Ong bores through a former warehouse in Kuala Lumpur. 「STAR/KL」 is an illuminated installation comprised of 111 LED beams in various sizes that burst outward in the open-air structure, impaling the chainlink fence, support columns, and facade of the Air Building at The Godown art center. Described as an 「extraterrestrial light being,」 the glowing public work performs a hypnotic dance of flashes and flickers each night with an accompanying sound component by Reza Othman, who』s part of the experimental electronic and jazz project RAO.

「STAR/KL」 is up through March 26, 2022, although its light will fade gradually during the next few months until it extinguishes entirely. You can see more of the otherworldly piece and dive into Ong』s process on Instagram. You also might enjoy this radiant intervention by Ian Strange. (via designboom)

 



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