In Lelystad, after sunset, a fantastic show of red, blue and ultraviolet LED lights comes to life in a field of leeks.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himA "recipe of light" to help them plants to grow better: yes, it is a spectacle, but this art project combined with agriculture has a very specific objective. We are in Lelystad, in the Netherlands, and here after sunset in a field of leeks a fantastic show of red, blue and ultraviolet LED lights comes to life.
During the day, the 20-square-foot field looks like any piece of farmland, but at night it transforms into a psychedelic wonderland. A real photobiology installation that serves to improve crop growth and yield, e reducing the need for pesticides by 50%.
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With the help of botanists, Dutch artist Daan Roosegaarde - already known for creating the Van Gogh-inspired glow-in-the-dark cycle path and the Smog Free Tower in Rotterdam - conceived GROW, the installation that combines the natural beauty of plants with the futuristic spectacle.
“Light is all about communication and plants are extremely sensitive to it,” says Roosegaarde.
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According to the designer, there is potential in using LEDs outdoors in rural areas: farmers and scientists are in fact discovering "light recipes" for individual crops and exploring how exposure to red and green LED lights. blue is able to influence the growth and characteristics of a plant.
LED lights, powered by solar batteries, mainly increase the light that plants receive during the day. But Roosegaarde's project is also testing whether brief exposure to certain wavelengths of ultraviolet light could reduce the need for pesticides.
"We had these huge firefly fields and we were testing LED light and the magic started to take hold, so I think that's when the worlds of science and art and design collide and improve each other."
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GROW is the first in a series of dream landscapes by Studio Roosegaarde that show the beauty of combining art and science to create a better world.
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