'STARS' by cosimo scotucci envisioned as clustered luminescent globes

Conceptualized as a cluster of glowing globes, ‘STARS’ is an art installation by Cosimo Scotucci aiming to reinvigorate urban landscapes by mimicking the light needed for flora to thrive. The project was launched in response to the global plan of mitigating climate change through reforestation projects being implemented worldwide.

Reforestation boosts carbon sequestration (i.e., the removal of atmospheric CO2) by increasing photosynthesis — whereby plants turn light, water, and carbon dioxide into oxygen and energy. ‘But, is there a way to boost this natural process of carbon sequestration? To carry out the global plan […], we need to heal and support the existing flora. A stressed plant doesn’t perform at its best,’ writes Scotucci.

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Following his reflections, Cosimo Scotucci (see more here) conceived the ‘STARS’ installation to support the metabolic process of plants. The result is a composition of luminescent fiberglass globes suspended from trees that naturally light up at night.

These globes mimic solar radiation wavelengths that plants absorb to grow and heal; green light is reflected while red and blue are absorbed to power the vegetative metabolic process. During the day, ‘STARS’ absorbs and stores radiation from the sun. That stored energy beams back in glowing red and blue tones at night, giving extra lifeblood to the surrounding landscape.

The globes come in different sizes and are lifted at various heights, recalling the shimmering night sky. ‘For centuries and millennia, humans have been following the stars to navigate safely across the dark oceans; now, the STARS can help us navigate through this threatening time of change,’ concludes the artist.

‘STARS’ by Cosimo Scotucci will be displayed in Italy in the summer of 2022.

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name: STARS design: Cosimo Scotucci renders: Imperfct

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