Solar-Powered Street Sculpture Tests Human Perception
by Kimberley D. Mok, Montreal, Canada 
on 12. 6.08
An experimental installation called ‘The Beacon’ on London’s Old Street is hoping to offer answers on how human perception works. Designed by a neuroscientist at the University College of London, the six-metre tall installation features brightly patterned plexiglass lit by electricity from solar panels, some of which include solar paving stones embedded in a mix of resin and local recycled glass. It's pretty cool, though project seems like an utilitarian coupling of science-meets-environment with this bulky piece of urban art being the love-child.
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