THE pool, 2008
Part of Have Art Will Travel: Temporary & Traveling Exhibitions
[noun]: combine, amalgamate, blend, join forces, league, merge, put together, share
The Pool is an interactive traveling pool of light in which your movements activate colorful effects. This giant field of concentric circles swirls with light when activated by touch. Inspired by Australian tidal pools, Lewin developed custom technology and code to bring this experience around the world. Using mesh-network technology and custom programming, visitors activate platforms that respond to touch, encouraging participation in an ever-changing composition.
The Pool has traveled to over sixty exhibition venues in more than twenty countries in the past thirteen years, including Abu Dhabi, Beijing, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Jerusalem, Lisbon, Los Angeles, Mexico City, New York City, Prague, Shanghai, Sydney, and Taipei.
grants & awards
2015
CODAVideo Merit Award: Cleveland, OH (The Pool at AHA! Light Up Cleveland)
2012
Burning Man Honorarium: Black Rock City, NV
2008
Burning Man Honorarium: Black Rock City, NV
exhibitions
2024
Lumenaura: Aurora, IL (The Pool)
2022
Digital Garden: Mount Gambier, Australia (The Pool)
2022
Illuminate Adelaide: Adelaide, Australia (The Pool)
2022
Industry City: Brooklyn, NY (The Pool)
2020
Festival of Light: Southampton, UK (The Pool)
2019
Conservatory Aglow: Columbus, OH (The Pool)
2019
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: Athens, Greece (The Pool)
2018
Klanglicht: Graz, Austria (The Pool)
2018
Taipei: Taipei, Taiwan (The Pool)
2018
Light Yards: Washington, DC (The Pool)
2017
Visual Arts Week: Mexico City, Mexico
2017
Taikoo Li Sanlitun: Beijing, China
2017
BLINK: Cincinnati, OH
2017
Jing An Kerry Centre: Shanghai, China
2017
Jerusalem Festival of Lights: Jerusalem, Israel
2017
Chattanooga: Chattanooga, TN
2017
Hong Kong Arts Festival: Hong Kong, China
2016
Enchanted Forest of Light, Descanso Gardens: Los Angeles, CA
2016
Midtown Crossing: Omaha, NE
2016
WAVE Light + Water + Sound: Breckenridge, CO
2016
Design Pavilion: New York, NY
2016
B-Light Festival: Manama, Bahrain
2016
Mother of the Nation Festival: Abu Dhabi, UAE
2016
Light City: Baltimore, MD
2016
Spectra: Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
2016
Winter Lights, Canary Wharf: London, UK
2015
Luna Fête: New Orleans, LA
2015
Istanbul Light Festival: Istanbul, Turkey
2015
igNIGHT: Fort McMurray, Canada
2015
Burning Man: Black Rock City, NV
2015
Bonnaroo Music & Art Festival: Manchester, TN
2015
Summer in Paradise: West Palm Beach, FL
2015
Montréal en Lumière: Montreal, QC, Canada
2015
Canal Convergence: Scottsdale, AZ
2014
Solo Exhibition, Warwick Arts Centre: Coventry, UK
2014
Signal Festival: Prague, Czech Republic
2014
Art de Colombo: Lisbon, Portugal
2014
Burning Man: Black Rock City, NV
2014
AHA! Light Up Cleveland: Cleveland, OH
2014
Vivid Light: Sydney, Australia
2014
iLight Marina Bay: Singapore
2013
Artsfest: Conway, AR
2013
Chalk The Block: El Paso, TX
2013
Biennial of the Americas: Denver, CO
2013
Escape From Wonderland: Los Angeles, CA
2013
Electric Daisy Carnival: Orlando, FL
2013
Electric Daisy Carnival: New York, NY
2013
Electric Daisy Carnival: Chicago, IL
2013
Electric Daisy Carnival: Las Vegas, NV
2013
It’s Electric, CU Art Museum: Boulder, CO
2013
SXSW Eco Light Garden: Austin, TX
2011
Electric Daisy Carnival: Dallas, TX
2011
Electric Daisy Carnival: Las Vegas, NV
2011
Colorado Ocean Coalition: Boulder, CO
2010
Montreal Balloon Festival: Montreal, QC, Canada
2010
Electric Daisy Carnival: Dallas, TX
2010
Electric Daisy Carnival: Denver, CO
2009
Burning Man: Black Rock City, NV
2008
Burning Man: Black Rock City, NV (Honorarium Artist)
