ANIMALation is a one-off lighting installation built for the largest annual underground party in New York City. Inspired by the long-legged silhouette of a spider, ANIMALation rises twenty five feet above ground and transforms the 12,000sf dance floor into an otherworldly industrial scene.
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Its movable legs, constructed from standard lighting trusses, rotate rhythmically throughout the night. Automated lights and projected motion graphics light the spectacle below from constantly shifting angles.
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