西洋情人節到囉! 紐約市時報廣場出現一座互動式的心型雕塑，展出時間為一個月！為了慶祝西洋情人節，由丹麥建築師 Bjarke Ingels 領軍的 BIG 建築師事務所與紐約市時報廣場聯盟、 Flatcut 及 Local Projects 多媒體、奧地利 Zumtobel 照明公司共同合作，在紐約時代廣場設計安裝了一座互動的「BIG ♥ NYC 心型雕塑 Interactive Heart Sculpture」，利用空氣的流動、人潮的聚集和實體的觸摸，讓人們的生命與這顆愛心結合。
在過去四年中，時代廣場聯盟主辦了一年一度的公共藝術雕塑以慶祝情人節，今年也就是2012年的慶祝活動選擇在TKTS售票亭所座落的 Duffy Square 杜菲廣場舉辦，時間是2012年2月6日至29日。
名為「BIG ♥ NYC 」的心型雕塑高約 3.3米，由400顆透明LED 照亮，使用一根根豎立的壓克力管，奧地利 Zumtobel 照明公司 慷慨捐贈的透明管體折射時報廣場周遭閃亮的都市燈火，美麗的紅心因管體受風吹拂而搖曳，當人們觸摸前頭心形的感測器，人們手中的能量轉換成光線，紅心隨之發光發亮如心律般節奏跳動，越多人手牽手累積越多能量，大紅心的亮度就會越強。
對許多人而言，紐約市是個充滿觀光客與疏離感的城市，或許藉由BIG ♥ NYC，人們有機會能在此尋回溫暖、愛以及和平。
>>相關資訊
設計案名稱：BIG ♥ NYC | 心型雕塑 Interactive Heart Sculpture
設計案位置：美國紐約市時報廣場 46th St. and Broadway, Duffy Square, New York City, USA
業主：Times Square Alliance 紐約市時報廣場聯盟
合作：Flatcut, Local Projects, Zumtobel
設計：BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group 建築師事務所
建築師：Bjarke Ingels
專案建築師：Daniel Kidd
設計團隊：Jeremy Siegel, Julian Liang, Chris Falla, Sören Grünert
>>相關網站
::美國 ABC NEWS 新聞報導 - BIG LOVE | BIG ♥ NYC::
::BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group 建築師事務所::
::Local Projects 多媒體::
::Zumtobel 照明公司::
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>>英文報導
The Interactive Heart Sculpture Kicks off a Month of Romance in Times Square, New York City.
BIG + Times Square Alliance + Flatcut + Local Projects and Zumtobel celebrate the Valentine’s Day with an interactive heart installation at Times Square, New York utilizing the flow of people, air and touch to bring the heart to life.
“BIG♥NYC,” a 10-foot tall glowing heart sculpture consists of 400 transparent, LED lit, acrylic tubes donated generously by the Austrian lighting company Zumtobel. The transparent tubes refract the lights of Times Square, creating a cluster of lights around the heart. The hovering heart will appear to pulsate as its tubes sway in the wind. When people touch a heart-shaped sensor, the heart will glow brighter and beat faster as the energy from their hands is converted into more light.
“What better place for couples to celebrate love and public art than in the heart of Times Square - this year, we’re inviting couples from across America and New York to come to Times Square and publicly declare their love in front of the beautiful “BIG♥NYC” which will glow brighter on Valentine’s Day as a symbol of our month-long celebration of love.” Tim Tompkins, President, Times Square Alliance.
Over the last four years, the Times Square Alliance has hosted an annual public art sculpture to celebrate Valentine’s Day. This year’s 2012 Times Square Valentine is on display at Duffy Square from February 6 –29.
“The heart reflects what Times Square is made of: people and light - the more people, the stronger the light,” Bjarke Ingels, Founder & Partner, BIG.
BIG love in New York
“Like a daisy chain of human contact, the more people who hold hands or make contact with others while touching the heart, the brighter and faster the heart will pulse. The “BIG♥ NYC” is an indicator of human energy in one of the most energized places on earth.” Daniel Kidd, Project Leader, BIG.
