Ripples in Time: Interactive Light Installation

Ripples in Time is an interactive, human-scale clock that makes time and movement perceptible through light. Twelve luminous pillars, each seven feet tall, mark the passing of hours, minutes and seconds. As they move through the installation, visitors can send colourful ripples across the pillars, creating new patterns.

Ripples in Time was created for Lumière, a light festival at Trillium Park, on the shores of Lake Ontario.

The installation constantly evolves, marking hours, minutes and seconds around the ring. Over the course of the day, the overall colour scheme of the pillars gently shifts from blues and greens during the day to warm colours at night.

Each hour, on the hour, all twelve pillars pulse in unison to create a "chime".

When a viewer approaches a pillar, they cause a ripple to appear at that location and propagate to neighbouring pillars.

Produced For Lumière 2026 Ontario Place, Toronto

Gathering Aaron Wong-Ellis; Anthony Furia; Hugo Flammin; Isaac Strang; Kevin Meric; Nuff​​​​​​​

Project Team Aaron Wong-Ellis; Hugo Flammin; Nuff

Fabrication Support Mawg Design

Technical Support Pim Tournaye

Installation Support Anthony Furia; Isaac Strang; Mawg Design

Technical Consultation Mike Lambert; Chris Neuland

Advisory Echo Yuan; Dora Do