Chosen as a finalist for the Public Art for the new build of the Philadelphia Family Court Building at the Southeast corner of 15th and Arch Street in downtown Philadelphia, Lyn Godley’s proposal created a lighting installation based on the dream of freedom upon which Philadelphia and the US Judicial system is founded, with imagery that represents this concept. The challenge was to project a dynamic visual presence, meaningful to diversified users of building. Using a variety of light sources, from reflective dichroic films to fiber optics, this piece would “illuminate” both day and night. Dichroic film profiles applied to the window surfaces allow light to pass through the colored layer and project colored shadows to imagery along interior walls.
