The stunning Light at Sensorio exhibit in the rolling hills of Paso Robles reopens today with a new installation from creator Bruce Munro.
The exhibit had been closed since December due to the pandemic.
The new work by the British artist adds Light Towers to the 15-acre outdoor walk-through exhibit. The addition gives a nod to Paso Robles’ wine country origins with 69 towers made up of 17,000 wine bottles, illuminated with glowing optic fibers. The colors change to a custom musical score.
For more information go to sensoriopaso.com. The exhibit runs through Sept. 30.
Sensorio reopens today.
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Light Towers is made of 17,000 wine bottles forming 69 towers.
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Light Towers is part of the 15-acre walk-through experience.
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Sunrise over the Field of Light on Wednesday.
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Sensorio is composed of 58,800 stemmed spheres lit by fiber optics.
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The exhibit was closed for months.
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The exhibit is powered entirely by solar.
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The Field of Light.
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British artist Bruce Munro created the Field of Light.
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One of 69 towers of light.
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Sunrise over the Field of Light.
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The goal is to engage the public in a light-based, sculptural experience.
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Glowing optic fibers change colors to a custom musical score.
Francine Orr was a staff photojournalist for the Los Angeles Times from 2000-24. She is currently a Knight fellow at the Graduate School of Visual Communication at Ohio University. Previously, she was a staff photographer at the Kansas City Star. Orr served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia. While there, she learned how to be a quiet observer and gained a love for stories. She was raised in Colorado and earned bachelor’s degrees in both history and art from the University of Saint Mary. In 2022, Orr received the coveted Dart Award for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma and the National Headliner Award. She also won the 2020 Meyer “Mike” Berger and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in feature photography in 2012.
